quarterback

noun

1. （指挥进攻的）四分卫
   the player who directs the team's attacking play and passes the ball to other players at the start of each attack

verb

1. 打四分卫
   to play as a quarterback
2. 指挥；组织
   to direct or organize sth

1. (美式橄榄球的)枢纽前卫，四分位
   In American football, a quarterback is the player on the attacking team who begins each play and who decides which play to use.

1. He demonstrated the all-round skills of a quarterback.
   他展示了一个枢纽前卫非常全面的技术。
2. Foley tackled the quarterback.
   福利成功拦截了四分卫。
3. The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
   接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。
4. We stopped their quarterback in their end zone for a safety.
   我们在对方的达阵区阻止了他们的四分卫，得到了一个safety。
5. The wide receiver was wide open when the quarterback threw him the ball.
   在听球赛转播听到widereceiver时，常常会伴随另一个字wideopen。所谓的wideopen就是说防守他的球员都被他给甩开了，身边一个人也没有。
6. My father is a hopeless armchair quarterback.
   我爸爸是一个没救了的纸上谈兵的人。
7. His lawyer says Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.
   律师声称，亚特兰大猎鹰队四分位迈克尔·威克将向联邦法院承认自己“有预谋斗狗”的罪名。
8. Trhe defensive andoffensive line, the running back and the quarterback are gonna be anotherteam.
   防御线，进攻线，跑卫，四分卫，这是另一个团队。
9. Quarterback is the most important position on the team.
   四分卫是队中最重要的位置。
10. Play the quarterback, in football.
    在足球比赛中担任四分卫。
11. The quarterback faked to the fullback and handed off to the halfback.
    四分卫做了个要把球传给后卫的假动作，却把球传给了中卫。
12. The office quarterback just handed off a bunch of her assignments to me, AGAIN!
    四分卫经理又把她的一堆活派给了我！
13. In the sport of football, quarterback is an important player who gives instructions to other players.
    在橄榄球运动中，四分卫是个很重要的位置，主要是给其他队员提供指令。
14. Jason's a great second-half quarterback. I think we're a second-half team.
    杰森是个不错的橄榄球队领导人，我们则是一只橄榄球队。
15. Renton, Wash.-The Seattle Seahawks have waived quarterback Mike Teel, the team announced this morning.
    海鹰宣布放弃四分卫麦克蒂尔，球队今天上午宣布了这一事项。
16. While at Purdue, he played quarterback for the Boilermakers football team.
    而在普渡，他扮演的锅炉工人足球队的四分卫。
17. As with any other American football side, New England Patriots place a great deal of importance on their quarterback Drew Bledsoe a confident man who says he's ready for the match.
    和美国其他橄榄球队一样，新英格兰爱国者队赋予了四分卫以重任，四分卫德鲁·布莱索是一个充满自信的人，他说他已经准备好了。
18. Someone was trying to kill your old high school quarterback.
    有人想杀掉你原来高中的四分卫。
19. An agent for super star quarterback Brett Farve says his client is retiring.
    超级明星四分卫布雷特法弗的经济人称他就要退休了。
20. PETA is calling on the NFL to suspend Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
    人道对待动物协会要求美国国家足球联盟吊销猎鹰队四分卫米高维克的比赛资格。
21. A quarterback who called a poor play.
    一个指挥得差劲的四分卫足球员。
22. The buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the rose bowl.
    七叶树队选定了一名年轻的新四分卫参加玫瑰杯足球赛。
23. Did I ask you to dump the quarterback?
    我有让你甩了那个四分卫吗？
24. The quarterback on our football team.
    我们足球队的四分卫。
25. But they got this new quarterback this season.
    但他们这赛季找了个新的四分卫。
26. But someone needs to be official quarterback.
    但是有人得来当正式的四分卫。
27. I guess this is the one time our quarterback didn't have an audience.
    我猜这是头一次咱们的四分卫没有观众。
28. That new quarterback is the great white hope, isn't he?
    新来的四分卫是我们未来的希望，是吗？
29. 2 the quarterback signed a contract with the broncos.
    这个四分卫和野马队签了合约。
30. How's the pro football quarterback?
    那场榄球赛如何了？

noun

1. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
   1. quarterback is the most important position on the team

   Synonym:    signal callerfield general

2. (football) the person who plays quarterback

   Synonym:    signal callerfield general

verb

1. play the quarterback