1816, "underhand" (in reference to a style of throwing), from under + arm (n.1). First attested 1908 in dressmaking sense of "seams on the lower half of the arm-hole;" as a euphemism for armpit, it is attested from 1930s, popularized by advertisers.
雙語例句
1. Practise throwing a ball underarm.
練習(xí)低手投球。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He got a sun - tanned underarm shoved up where the sun never shines!
他擼起日光曝曬的手臂上太陽永遠照不到的地方!
來自電影對白
3. To cut or slice ( a ball ) with an underarm stroke, as in tennis.
削球, 切球在網(wǎng)球中用下旋手法擊 ( 球 )
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. But Hendrawan is excellent at playing overhead stokes and underarm strokes.
葉誠萬的頭頂擊球和臂下?lián)羟蚨际墙^好的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Sniffed alone, the underarm odours smelled equally strong to men and women.