柯林斯詞典quarterback /?kw??t??b?k/ (quarterbacks) 1. N-COUNT In American football, a quarterback is the player on the attacking team who begins each play and who decides which play to use. (美式橄欖球中的)四分衛(wèi)[美國英語] 返回 quarterback劍橋詞典in American football , the player who receives the ball at the start of every play and tries to move it along the field （橄欖球比賽中組織進攻的）四分衛(wèi) 返回 quarterback