red ball英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A high-profile high-priority case which draws political or media attention. US,countable,slang,uncountable

— A police-involved shooting is by definition a red ball and, by definition, a red ball requires every warm body.
First-class cricket, as distinct from limited overs cricket (or "white ball". Mainly used to play tests. metonymically,uncountable

— Australia is scheduled to play five red ball matches in two weeks.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, ball. countable,uncountable

形容词 adj.

Of or related to priority freight or the trains that carry it. not-comparable

— Perishable freight, carloads of package freight or merchandise, oils, etc., are designated as Red Ball freight.

词形变化

red balls plural

词源

词源 1

* ("high-profile high-priority" sense) From a routing system on the Santa Fe Railroad in the early 1900s. Fast freight trains which were to receive priority routing were marked with placards depicting a red disc, and were called "red ball" trains.

词源 2

* ("high-profile high-priority" sense) From a routing system on the Santa Fe Railroad in the early 1900s. Fast freight trains which were to receive priority routing were marked with placards depicting a red disc, and were called "red ball" trains.