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单词 southpaw
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Definition of southpaw in English:

southpaw

noun ˈsaʊθpɔːˈsaʊθˌpɔ
  • 1A left-handed boxer who leads with the right hand.

    左撇子拳击手

    he needed three rounds to work out the Mexican southpaw before taking over
    as modifier Penalosa's lack of mobility is counterbalanced by his southpaw stance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bendigo is credited with inventing the southpaw stance in boxing.
    • It was a rare boxing pairing of southpaws and perhaps an even rarer scenario in that Judah won a 12-round split decision after fighting nine rounds with a fractured left hand.
    • His Sicilian opponent had never previously been stopped but one vicious uppercut unleashed from a southpaw stance had him seeing stars early on.
    • He was a converted southpaw; thus he favoured the left hand heavily.
    • I have sparred with a bunch of different pure, elusive, fast little southpaws from super middleweight all the way down to a super lightweight in preparation for this fight.
    • Fighting from the left-handed southpaw stance, Magee's slashing left hands and jabs kept Hatton off balance for the majority of the opening stages.
    • They always thought I was a converted southpaw, because I was left handed.
    • For the first four rounds, he fought from an orthodox stance as much as his more familiar southpaw stances.
    • In the second round, Simms switched to a southpaw stance, which paid quick dividends.
    • Marvin Hagler was a great fighter who fought mainly as a southpaw, but was very effective switching to fighting right handed.
    • Spinks is going to cause problems for any fighter he faces because of his southpaw stance and elusive style.
    • The southpaw challenger then began to find his range and landed a solid straight left and right hook as Harrison soaked it up and tried to counter with a right.
    • Although Vabaza clearly retained his crown, Matumla never stopped trying and at times managed to land with his left hooks as he was also fighting from a southpaw stance.
    • He was taller than a lot of heavyweights and a southpaw to boot.
    • The Galway southpaw, a classy boxer, matched him in every department and came out a convincing points winner.
    • Hernandez, a southpaw from El Salvador is perhaps the better technical boxer.
    • He was a southpaw from the Bronx who had his first professional fight in 1964.
    • The southpaw boxer revealed that after carefully looking at his career following the defeat, he decided to hang up his gloves as he regarded it a mammoth task to relaunch his career without a steadfast promoter.
    • He was a southpaw and left handed so I couldn't hit him with good shots.
    • The 17-year-old struggled at first against his southpaw foe from Bulgaria and was a point ahead after round one.
    Synonyms
    sinistral
    1. 1.1Baseball A left-handed pitcher.
      〔棒球〕左手投手
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The southpaw has reached the Major League level, and may have a career starting at the back end of rotations.
      • Based on rate stats, Wagner is unquestionably one of the best active pitchers, left-handed relievers, and southpaws in the history of the game.
      • His numbers look good, and he's a southpaw in a pitcher's park, both of which bode quite well for his future.
      • Critics will be quick to mention that the southpaw's batting average was far less than spectacular.
      • He left his own indelible mark on the game as a premier southpaw who made World Series appearances with two different teams, 17 years apart.
    2. 1.2North American informal A left-hander in any sphere.
      〔棒球〕左手投手
      southpaws are handy at math and spatial reasoning

Origin

Mid 19th century (denoting the left hand or a punch with the left hand): the usage in baseball is from the orientation of the diamond to the same points of the compass, causing the pitcher to have his left hand on the south side of his body.

Definition of southpaw in US English:

southpaw

nounˈsouTHˌpôˈsaʊθˌpɔ
  • A left-handed person, especially a boxer who leads with the right hand or a baseball pitcher.

    左撇子拳击手

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Galway southpaw, a classy boxer, matched him in every department and came out a convincing points winner.
    • His Sicilian opponent had never previously been stopped but one vicious uppercut unleashed from a southpaw stance had him seeing stars early on.
    • Although Vabaza clearly retained his crown, Matumla never stopped trying and at times managed to land with his left hooks as he was also fighting from a southpaw stance.
    • It was a rare boxing pairing of southpaws and perhaps an even rarer scenario in that Judah won a 12-round split decision after fighting nine rounds with a fractured left hand.
    • He was a southpaw from the Bronx who had his first professional fight in 1964.
    • Fighting from the left-handed southpaw stance, Magee's slashing left hands and jabs kept Hatton off balance for the majority of the opening stages.
    • The southpaw challenger then began to find his range and landed a solid straight left and right hook as Harrison soaked it up and tried to counter with a right.
    • Marvin Hagler was a great fighter who fought mainly as a southpaw, but was very effective switching to fighting right handed.
    • For the first four rounds, he fought from an orthodox stance as much as his more familiar southpaw stances.
    • I have sparred with a bunch of different pure, elusive, fast little southpaws from super middleweight all the way down to a super lightweight in preparation for this fight.
    • He was taller than a lot of heavyweights and a southpaw to boot.
    • The 17-year-old struggled at first against his southpaw foe from Bulgaria and was a point ahead after round one.
    • He was a converted southpaw; thus he favoured the left hand heavily.
    • In the second round, Simms switched to a southpaw stance, which paid quick dividends.
    • The southpaw boxer revealed that after carefully looking at his career following the defeat, he decided to hang up his gloves as he regarded it a mammoth task to relaunch his career without a steadfast promoter.
    • Hernandez, a southpaw from El Salvador is perhaps the better technical boxer.
    • Spinks is going to cause problems for any fighter he faces because of his southpaw stance and elusive style.
    • Bendigo is credited with inventing the southpaw stance in boxing.
    • They always thought I was a converted southpaw, because I was left handed.
    • He was a southpaw and left handed so I couldn't hit him with good shots.
    Synonyms
    sinistral

Origin

Mid 19th century (denoting the left hand or a punch with the left hand): the usage in baseball is from the orientation of the diamond to the same points of the compass, causing the pitcher to have his left hand on the south side of his body.

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