number eight

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A box-to-box midfielder.
    — Naturally, Franco plays as a number eight (a midfielder who has both attacking and defending responsibilities), but he also has the capability to play as a defensive midfielder.
  2. A player in the scrum, who controls the movement of the scrum, and can pick up the ball exiting the scrum; eighthman.
    — But Ireland dug out a gutsy response and applied pressure which resulted in number eight Heaslip diving over in the corner to revive home hopes.
  3. The batsman who bats eighth.

词形变化

number eights plural
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