screwball
英 ['skruːbɔːl]
美 ['skrubɔl]
- n. 怪人；略带神经病的人；内曲线球
- adj. 精神有点怪的；怪僻的
英文词源
- screwball (n.)
- "eccentric person," 1933, U.S. slang, earlier as a type of erratic baseball pitch (1928), from a still earlier name for a type of delivery in cricket (1866), from screw (n.) + ball (n.1). Screwball comedy is attested from 1938, in reference to Carole Lombard.
双语例句
- 1. He is a bluffer , and a screwball, a kind of freak.
- 他是个吹牛家,是个怪物, 是个畸形人.
来自辞典例句
- 2. I never knew what a screwball be is until I met him.
- 直到我见到他,我才知道他是一个多么古怪的人.
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- 3. Should you find such Jack - the - lad design over - the - top , you will be offered screwball design instead.
- 一旦你发现这种 高层 建筑物的设计过度泛滥,那么稀奇古怪的设计随后将会取而代之.
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