backstroke

/ˈbækstrəʊk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbækstrəʊk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbak-ˌstrōk/ (ame, mw)

backstroke — 名詞

1. a swimming method where you lie facing upwards on the water and pull your arms b

1.名詞B1
釋義

仰泳

仰臥划水前進的游泳方式

a swimming method where you lie facing upwards on the water and pull your arms backwards one at a time, while kicking your legs to move forward

例句

Mateo taught his younger brother the backstroke during their holiday at the beach.

Mateo 在海灘度假時教他弟弟仰泳。

the backstroke

The coach noticed that Sakura's backstroke improved when she kept her head still.

教練注意到 Sakura 在頭部保持不動時，她的仰泳表現進步了。

同義詞
  • back crawl

    the more technical term for the competitive stroke, particularly in British English

文法句型

swim [the] backstroke

[distance] backstroke (e.g. 100-metre backstroke)

用法筆記

Uncountable noun. Use 'the backstroke' when naming the stroke as a sport or technique ('She is good at the backstroke'), or omit the article when describing the action ('He swims backstroke'). Do not use the indefinite article 'a'.

常見錯誤

❌I swam a backstroke for ten laps.
✅I swam backstroke for ten laps.
💡Backstroke is uncountable; do not use 'a' before it.