hail mary
hail mary — 名詞
1. A prayer in the Roman Catholic tradition that people say to ask the Virgin Mary
萬福瑪利亞
天主教向聖母瑪利亞的祈禱
A prayer in the Roman Catholic tradition that people say to ask the Virgin Mary to pray to God on their behalf.
Naoko said a Hail Mary before the exam and felt calmer afterward.
Naoko 在考試前念了一遍萬福瑪利亞，之後感覺平靜多了。
The elderly woman whispered a Hail Mary as she lit a candle in the church.
那位老婦人在教堂點燃蠟燭時，低聲念著萬福瑪利亞。
collocation: say / whisper / recite a Hail Mary
Every evening, Grandmother Nora recites three Hail Marys before bed.
每天晚上，Nora 奶奶在睡前會念三遍萬福瑪利亞。
At the funeral, the priest led the congregation in a Hail Mary for the family.
在葬禮上，神父帶領會眾為家屬念了一遍萬福瑪利亞。
Renata learned the Hail Mary as a child and still remembers every word.
Renata 小時候就學會了萬福瑪利亞，至今還記得每一個字。
文法句型
say a Hail Mary
recite a Hail Mary
常見錯誤
2. A very long forward pass thrown near the end zone of a football field as a despe
孤注一擲
美式足球中最後關頭的長傳
A very long forward pass thrown near the end zone of a football field as a desperate final attempt to score, with only a small chance of success.
With only three seconds left, the quarterback threw a Hail Mary toward the end zone.
比賽只剩三秒鐘，四分衛朝端區投出了一記孤注一擲的長傳。
collocation: throw a Hail Mary
Ryan jumped as high as he could but could not catch the Hail Mary pass.
Ryan 盡全力跳起來，但還是沒能接到那記孤注一擲的長傳。
The crowd roared as the Hail Mary was caught in the corner zone.
當那記孤注一擲的長傳在端區角落被接住時，全場觀眾歡聲雷動。
Coach Mathieu called a Hail Mary play because the team had no time-outs left.
Mathieu 教練決定採用孤注一擲的長傳戰術，因為球隊已經沒有暫停機會了。
Anong watched the Hail Mary sail through the air and drop just out of reach.
Anong 看著那記長傳在空中飛過，最後落在剛好夠不到的地方。
- long bomb
informal synonym for a very long pass, but without the 'desperate last attempt' meaning
- desperation pass
refers to any last-ditch pass, not necessarily a very long one
文法句型
throw a Hail Mary
a Hail Mary pass
用法筆記
Often used outside of sports as a metaphor for any desperate final attempt with a low chance of success.