carom
英 [ˈkærəm]
美 ['kærəm]
- n. 连撞两球;碰击而反跳
- vi. 碰击而反跳;一击连撞二球
- vt. 使弹回
将“carom”分解为“car”和“om”,想象一辆小“car”在“ocean”(海洋)上跳跃,形成“carom”这个词,意味着投掷或弹跳越过,如同小船在海面上反复跳跃。
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- carom (n.)
- 1779, earlier carambole (1775), from French carambole "the red ball in billiards," from Spanish carombola "the red ball in billiards," perhaps originally "fruit of the tropical Asian carambola tree," which is round and orange and supposed to resemble a red billiard ball; from Marathi (southern Indian) karambal. Originally a type of stroke involving the red ball:
If the Striker hits the Red and his Adversary's Ball with his own Ball he played with, he wins two Points; which Stroke is called a Carambole, or for Shortness, a Carrom. ["Hoyle's Games Improved," London, 1779]
- carom (v.)
- 1860, from carom (n.). Related: Caromed; caroming.
- 1. Patients get regular doses of medicines, carom matches and hugs!
- 病人拿一般的剂量药, 连击球比赛和拥抱!