googly
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡuː.ɡli/ us/ˈɡuː.ɡli/
(板球的)变向曲线球,曲球(即先转向一方,继而飞向另一方的球)
a way of bowling (= throwing) the ball in cricket so that it spins in the opposite way to what the batsman is likely to expect
Robin Smith was deceived by Mushtaq Ahmed's googly. 罗宾 · 史密斯被穆希塔克 · 艾哈迈德的变向曲线球骗过了。
Idiom
bowl (sb) a googlyidiom UK informal 让(某人)做没有预料到的事情
to do something that someone did not expect and is difficult for them to deal with
I'm going to bowl you a googly and ask you to predict the figure for next year. 我要另外让你做一件事情,请你预测一下明年的数字。