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

• 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。
• He is learning to throw underarm.
  他在学习从肩下部投球。
• When breast cancer has spread to a patient's lymph system, surgeons traditionally have operated to remove a large number of underarm lymph nodes, to eliminate any trace of the cancer.
  当乳癌细胞扩散到淋巴腺时，传统的治疗方法是，切除病人腋下下大部分淋巴结，以消灭所有癌细胞。
• 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。
• An underarm stroke or throw in cricket.
  板球中的低手击球或投球。
• 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。
• My underarm serves are too easy for them to return.
  我的低臂式发球对他们来说太容易回击了。
• A number of experiments now that demonstrate that both male and female underarm odorants and extracts thereof can influence the length and timing of the female menstrual cycle.
  现在许多实验都表明男性、女性的腋下的气味及从中提取的物质能够影响女性月经周期的长短和时间。
• Stop before reaching the underarm point.
  沿着袖窿往上剪，到达腋下点前停止。
• 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。