"kicker" in Chinese (Traditional)
踢球員(美式足球)關鍵因素(引申義)
Definition
「kicker」指在美式足球或足球等運動中負責踢球得分的球員,也可以指給故事或情況帶來驚喜或轉折的關鍵因素。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在美式足球中,「kicker」專指負責踢球得分的球員。英文裡「the kicker is...」表示故事或情況中的意外重點。不要與「punter」(踢棄球的球員)混淆。
Examples
The kicker scored three points with a field goal.
**踢球員**用任意球得了三分。
Our team's kicker is very reliable.
我們隊的**踢球員**非常可靠。
He trained hard to become a professional kicker.
他努力訓練成為職業**踢球員**。
Our kicker nailed the winning kick in the last second of the game.
我們的**踢球員**在比賽最後一秒踢進了致勝球。
And here’s the kicker—he’d never played football before this season!
最關鍵的是,他在本賽季前從沒踢過橄欖球!
The story was already crazy, but the real kicker came at the end.
這個故事已經很瘋狂,但真正的**關鍵因素**出現在最後。