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half nelson

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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half nel·son /ˌhɑːf ˈnelsən $ ˌhæf-/ noun [countable]  DSa way of holding your opponent’s arm behind their back in the sport of wrestling 半尼尔森式,单臂扼颈〔摔跤姿势〕
Origin half nelson (1800-1900) Perhaps from Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), one-armed English admiral
half nel·son nounChineseSyllable


half nelson
half nelson /ˌhɑːf ˈnelsən $ ˌhæf-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Perhaps from Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), one-armed English admiral
a way of holding your opponent’s arm behind their back in the sport of wrestling