| 释义 |
ˈlead-off
[f. vbl. phr. to lead off (lead v.1 19).]
A commencement; that which ‘leads-off’, the first of a series. Also attrib.
1886H. Baumann Londinismen 94/2 Lead-off, Journalisten-Slang: erste(r) (gew. von einem bekannten Schriftsteller herrührender) Artikel. 1892Fun 20 Nov. 225/2 It contains ‘Seven Christmas Eves’, the first or lead off being by clever Miss Graves. 1922Ardmore (Okla.) Daily Press 6 May 3/3 His ability to judge close ones..make[s] him an ideal leadoff man. 1938D. Baker Young Man with Horn (1939) iv. 264 For ‘Sam, the Old Accordian Man’, it was to be a lead-off by Jeff. 1963Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 27 Dec. (1970) 22 Our foreman, Dale Malechek, took the lead-off bus... I took the second bus and Lynda..the third. 1970Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 17/1 Morton..was greeted by a Willie Stargell leadoff single. |
