英语词汇full court press的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	full court press
词源	full court press. In basketball a very aggressive, close- guarding defense all over the court is called a full court press. The expression, dating back 50 or so years, is now also used to mean maximum pressure applied in any situation.
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