body check
body check — noun
1. a move in games such as ice hockey or lacrosse where you ram a shoulder or hip i
a move in games such as ice hockey or lacrosse where you ram a shoulder or hip into an opponent to slow them down or take the puck or ball.
Indra slammed the forward into the boards with a hard body check.
deliver a body check against the boards
The referee blew his whistle because the body check was late and dangerous.
A clean body check knocked the puck loose and started a fast break.
Coaches teach young players to keep their elbows down during a body check.
Paloma took a heavy body check but kept her balance and skated on.
文法句型
give/deliver a body check
用法筆記
Mainly used in contact sports on ice or grass; the term names a deliberate hit with the upper body, not a trip or a hand push.
常見錯誤
body check — verb
- body checkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bodies check3rd person singular
- bodying check-ing form
- bodied checkpast simple
1. to ram a shoulder or hip into an opposing player in a game such as ice hockey, s
to ram a shoulder or hip into an opposing player in a game such as ice hockey, so that you slow them down or win the puck or ball.
Marco body-checked the striker just before he could shoot at goal.
body-check + object (the opponent)
The defender body-checked Vikram so hard that his stick flew onto the ice.
You are only allowed to body-check a player who is carrying the puck.
Amani body-checked the winger into the side wall during the second period.
The young skater was warned for body-checking opponents from behind.
文法句型
body-check + someone
用法筆記
Almost always written with a hyphen as a verb (body-check) and used with a direct object naming the opponent; the subject is the player making the hit.