gutter ball

基本解释

He bowled a gutter ball and ended the game with the score of 37.
奥巴马打了个落沟球，以37分的总分结束了比赛。
Throughout two, long, shameful games my ball went into the gutter time after time.
在两局漫长又丢人的游戏中，我的球一次又一次地滚进了槽里。
Because all you are in some ways a bowling ball going down the lane and hope you get the gutter I don't have a clear path.
因为你像个保龄球，顺滑槽滑行,我没有,清楚的路线。

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