fadeaway

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
    — In his final years he [John Ogdon] gave an interview to an American journalist who noticed that "his handshake is a boneless fadeaway["].
  2. A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket, with the goal to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
    — He taunted the Knicks instead with hanging jumpers, impossible fadeaways and layups in traffic.
  3. The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. slang
    — Why some people choose to do the infamous "fadeaway" instead of a clean break?

词形变化

fadeaways plural fade-away alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English fade awaydeverb.
English fadeaway
Deverbal from fade away.
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