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单词 punchball
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Definition of punchball in English:

punchball

noun ˈpʌn(t)ʃbɔːlˈpən(t)ʃbɔl
  • 1British A stuffed or inflated ball suspended or mounted on a stand, used for punching as exercise or training, especially by boxers.

    〈英〉(尤指拳击选手锻炼或训练时使用的)梨球,吊球

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite the lack of a swimming pool on board the ship to Canada, King kept fit by using a boxer's punchball - the method Allan Wells pioneered for track sprinters over 40 years later.
    • He is a past master of the photo-opportunity who, as a Scottish Office minister, wowed inmates at Saughton Prison with his boxing skills by laying into a punchball.
  • 2US mass noun A team ball game in which a rubber ball is punched or headed.

    〈美〉拳球(用拳击或用头顶橡皮球的分组对抗球类运动)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Punchball is a sport similar to baseball but without a pitcher, catcher, or bat.
    • I come from the part of Brooklyn, N.Y., where girls played punchball or handball, unless they were fortunate enough to have someone pay for their tennis lessons.
    • Punchball should be declared an Olympic event.

Definition of punchball in US English:

punchball

nounˈpən(t)ʃbɔlˈpən(t)SHbôl
  • 1US A team ball game in which a rubber ball is punched or headed.

    〈美〉拳球(用拳击或用头顶橡皮球的分组对抗球类运动)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Punchball is a sport similar to baseball but without a pitcher, catcher, or bat.
    • Punchball should be declared an Olympic event.
    • I come from the part of Brooklyn, N.Y., where girls played punchball or handball, unless they were fortunate enough to have someone pay for their tennis lessons.
  • 2British

    another term for punching bag
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite the lack of a swimming pool on board the ship to Canada, King kept fit by using a boxer's punchball - the method Allan Wells pioneered for track sprinters over 40 years later.
    • He is a past master of the photo-opportunity who, as a Scottish Office minister, wowed inmates at Saughton Prison with his boxing skills by laying into a punchball.
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