baseball of larger than usual size, used in a scaled-down version of the game, 1914, from soft + ball (n.1). The game itself so called from 1916, also known as playground baseball. The word earlier was a term in sugar candy making (1894). Softball question, one that is easy to answer, is attested from 1976.
实用例句
1. The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.
业余垒球协会的裁判员名单上的人数已经减少到了57,000名。
来自柯林斯例句
2. In softball, pitches are tossed underhand.
垒球运动中采用低手投球。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The softball is solid.
垒球是实心的.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Ballymore rugby union ground has been shortlisted as a possible home for Queensland softball.
巴利莫尔橄榄球联盟球场已经被列为昆士兰垒球队的候选主场之一。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Where would militant feminists get ahold of a softball bat?
