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单词 yorker
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Definition of yorker in English:

yorker

noun ˈjɔːkə
Cricket

  • A ball bowled so that it pitches immediately under the bat.

    〔板球〕（投手投出后恰好落在击球员面前的）贴板球

    he bowls a good yorker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I always like to go for the yorker.
    • His usual pace was about that of Alec Bedser, with a faster ball and a slower one, in well-concealed reserve, and the ability to bowl a yorker.
    • He likes bowling yorkers, as two Western Australians, the all-rounder Darren Wates and wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell, can testify.
    • I was completely inexperienced; I didn't know how to take the pace off the ball or how to bowl yorkers.
    • Pollock bowled a yorker aimed at off-stump which Kumble edged towards the third man boundary.

Origin

Probably from York, suggesting its introduction by Yorkshire players.

Rhymes

caulker (US calker), corker, hawker, Lorca, Majorca, Minorca, orca, porker, squawker, stalker, talker, walker
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