Backhand
['bækhænd] or ['bæk'hænd]
解释:
(noun.) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.
(verb.) hit a tennis ball backhand.
(adj.) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward .
(adj.) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke .
西里尔整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
(a.) Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
(a.) Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
艾琳编辑
例句:
- Agustín hit him hard across the mouth with his left hand, bringing it forward in a slapping, backhand sweep. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- And here,' said Mr. Peggotty, giving Ham a backhanded knock in the chest, 'is another of 'em, though he don't look much like it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Here's a gentleman from London present,' Mr. Bounderby made a backhanded point at Mr. James Harthouse with his thumb, 'a Parliament gentleman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- He ended a string of abuse by a vicious backhander, which I failed to entirely avoid. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
编辑:西尔维亚