underarm

英 [ˈʌndərɑːm]

美 [ˈʌndərɑːrm]

adj.  腋窝的; 腋下的; 下手(或低手)投球的
adv.  下手地，低手地(投球等)

复数：underarms　

BNC.37887 / COCA.28348

牛津词典

adj.

• 腋窝的；腋下的
  connected with a person's armpit
  1. underarm hair/deodorant/sweating
     腋毛；腋下除臭剂 / 出汗
• 下手（或低手）投球的
  an underarm throw of a ball is done with the hand kept below the level of the shoulder

adv.

• 下手地，低手地（投球等）
  if you throw, etc. underarm , you throw keeping your hand below the level of your shoulder

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 腋下的；腋窝的
  Underarmmeans in or for the areas under your arms, where they are joined to your body.
  1. ...underarm deodorants.
     腋下除臭剂
  2. Underarmis also a noun.
     
  3. Wash the feet, underarms and body surface using a soap.
     用肥皂洗洗脚、腋下及全身。
• ADJ （投球等）低手的，手不过肩的
  You useunderarmto describe actions, such as throwing a ball, in which you do not raise your arm above your shoulder.
  1. ...an underarm throw.
     低手投球
  2. Underarmis also an adverb.
     
  3. Practise throwing a ball underarm.
     练习低手投球。

in AM, use 美国英语用 underhand, underhanded

英英释义

adj

• with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
  1. an underhand pitch
  2. an underhand stroke
  Synonym:underhandunderhanded

adv

• with the hand swung below shoulder level
  1. throwing a ball underarm
  Synonym:underhand

双语例句

• He bowled underarm for the younger children.
  他低手给年幼的孩子们投球。
• In contrast, 19 fragrances significantly reduced the strength of underarm odour for men.
  与之比拟，19种腋下混合气味胜利蒙骗了男性的鼻子。
• In the study, women and men rated the strength of underarm odours, both alone and in conjunction with various fragrances.
  参与试验的女性和男性分别用鼻女去闻两组腋下气味，一组是独立的腋下气味，另一组是腋下气味与其它多类香味混合而成的气味。
• At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld's normally startlingly light hand got tangled up in the idea of profile, and so dresses came bristling with feathers, fringes and drapery from the underarm to the knee.
  在香奈儿（Chanel），卡尔•拉格菲尔德（KarlLagerfeld）通常令人吃惊的简练手法被剪影的观念搞乱了，于是，裙子从腋下到膝盖都竖满了羽毛、流苏和装饰布料。
• I'm the same with underarm strokes, especially my underarm forehand stroke.
  臂下打击时，我也有同样的情形，尤其是我的臂下正手打击。
• To cut or slice ( a ball) with an underarm stroke, as in tennis.
  削球，切球在网球中用下旋手法击（球）
• This work provides the first comprehensive characterization of skin volatile organic chemicals at sites other than the underarm in people of different ages and genders.
  这项研究首次对不同年龄和性别的的人群进行了除腋下以外不同体位皮肤的挥发性有机化合物进行综合鉴定。
• The fragrances were selected to test their ability to block underarm odour through a method known as olfactory cross-adaptation.
  研究人员利用嗅觉交叉适应的方法来测试他们辨别腋下气味的能力。
• Stitch underarm, shoulder, and neckline darts from the outer edge of the fabric to the vanishing point.
  腋下省、肩省和领省从面料的外边缘开始缉缝到消失点为止。
• The rules say you can throw underarm or overarm.
  按规则你可以低手投球，也可以上手投球。