Shuttlecock

['ʃʌt(ə)lkɒk] or ['ʃʌtl'kɑk]

解释:

(noun.) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.

(verb.) send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock.

凯瑟琳编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

(v. t.) To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.

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