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backhand

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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back·hand /ˈbækhænd/ noun [countable usually singular]  backhand.jpg DSa way of hitting the ball in tennis and some other games, in which the back of your hand is turned in the direction of the ball when you hit it 〔网球等的〕反手击球(技术) forehand4  See picture of 见图 backhand5 see picture at 见图 tennisbackhand adjective
Examples from the Corpus
backhandGraf saved eight game points and Sanchez Vicario forced five break points before netting an easy backhand.Tennis babe Anna Kournikova delivers a series of magnificent backhands to her fiance's baseline on a hotel balcony.Once she double-faulted, twice she missed with backhands and once Henin made a great attack at the net.
back·hand nounChineseSyllable
way a hitting the other in tennis and Corpus of ball some


backhand
backhand /ˈbækhænd/ noun [countable usually singular]

a way of hitting the ball in tennis and some other games, in which the back of your hand is turned in the direction of the ball when you hit it ⇨ forehand
—backhand adjective


back·handBrE /ˈbækhænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbækhænd/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (in tennis, etc. 网球等) a stroke played with the back of the hand turned in the direction towards which the ball is hit 反手;反手击球He has a good backhand (= he can make good backhand strokes). 他的反手击球很棒。🔊🔊a backhand volley/drive 反手截击/抽球   compare forehand