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

• Waxing is problematic for removing underarm hair and thus should be avoided in this area.
  上蜡去除腋毛是有问题的头发，从而在这一领域，应该避免。
• 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。
• After all, scientists have brought us nuclear weapons, modern medicines, space flight, and underarm deodorants.
  毕竟，科学家已经带给我们原子武器、现代药物、空间飞行器和腋窝除臭剂。
• 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。
• Then they figured out the cellular mechanisms that control wet ear wax, excessively bad underarm odor, and breast cancer risk.
  之后他们指明了控制耳垢潮湿，重度腋臭及乳腺癌患病危险的细胞作用机制。
• 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。
• An underarm stroke or throw in cricket.
  板球中的低手击球或投球。
• 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。
• 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。