knuckleball
/nuhk-uhl-bawl/US // ˈnʌk əlˌbɔl //
美式棒球,环形棒球,美式圆顶球,环形球
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Baseball.
- : a junk pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers: Trying to hit his knuckleball was like swatting at a fly with a straw.
Examples
I was the one who taught him how to control his curveball and throw a knuckleball.
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