yorker

IPA/ˈjɔː.kər/
KK[jˈɔrkɚ]IPA/ˈjɔːr.kɚ/

yorker — noun

  • yorkersingular
  • yorkersplural

1. In cricket, a fast delivery that pitches right at the batter's feet and passes l

1.名詞B2
釋義

In cricket, a fast delivery that pitches right at the batter's feet and passes low under the bat, making it extremely hard to strike cleanly.

例句

Anthony practiced his yorkers in the nets, watching the ball skid low past the bat and hit the stumps.

sentence pattern: yorker skids low + crashes into stumps

A well-aimed yorker from Tanvi knocked the middle stump out of the ground.

sentence pattern: [well-aimed yorker] + from [bowler] + verb phrase

同義詞
  • full delivery

    A broader term for any ball that pitches close to the batter, but a yorker is specifically fast and aimed at the blockhole.

反義詞
  • bouncer

    A short-pitched ball that bounces high, near the batter's head — the opposite height and strategy to a yorker.

文法句型

a + yorker

bowl + a + yorker

yorker + verb (hits / lands / knocks)

用法筆記

Commonly used in the context of limited-overs cricket matches, where a yorker is a key defensive bowling strategy. Frequently appears with the verbs bowl, deliver, or play (as in 'play a yorker').

常見錯誤

❌The bowler threw a yorker.
✅The bowler bowled a yorker.
💡In cricket, the correct verb is bowl, not throw.
❌A yorker is a type of ball that bounces high.
✅A yorker is a type of ball that bounces very close to the batter's feet.
💡A yorker bounces low, near the feet, unlike a bouncer which bounces high.