pinball

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points. countable,uncountable
  2. The ball used in pinball. countable,uncountable
  3. A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.
动词 v.
  1. To dart about rapidly. intransitive
    — Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...

词形变化

pinballs plural pinballs present,singular,third-person pinballing participle,present pinballed participle,past pinballed past

词汇关系

近义词
silver ball
衍生词
pinballer pinball machine

词源

词源 1
From pin + ball.
词源 2
From pin + ball.
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