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.

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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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