screwball
英 [ˈskru:bɔ:l] 美 [ˈskruˌbɔl]

n.

曲线球，怪人，略带神经病的人；

adj.

怪僻的，奇妙的，精神有点怪的；

变形

复数：screwballs

英英释义

screwball[ 'skru:bɔ:l ]

• n.
  • a whimsically eccentric person

    同义词：crackpotcranknutnut casenutcasefruitcake

  • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
• adj.foolish; totally unsound

  "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

  同义词：crazyhalf-bakedsoftheaded

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. That screwball is wearing his shirt inside out.
   那个怪人把他的衬衣反着穿。

权威例句

Screwball
The Screwball Asses
Cranks. Nuts. and Screwball
Screwball : Hollywood's madcap romantic comedies
Introduction: Before Screwball
Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls
Screwball Comedies: Constructing Romance, Mystifying Marriage
Asta the Screwball dog: Hollywood’s Canine Sidekick
Hollywood bedlam : classic screwball comedies
Redefining screwball and reappropriating liminal spaces: The contemporary bromance and Todd Phillips' DVD