googly
noun /ˈɡuːɡli/
/ˈɡuːɡli/
(plural googlies)
- (in cricket
) a ball that is bowled so that it looks as if it will turn in one direction, but that actually turns the opposite way板球 变向曲线球 - (figurative) He bowled the prime minister a googly (= asked him a difficult question).
他问了首相一个很棘手的问题。
词源early 20th cent.: of unknown origin. - (figurative) He bowled the prime minister a googly (= asked him a difficult question).