单词 | first base |
释义 | first base Baseballˌfirst ˈbase noun [countableC] 1 a) DSBthe first of the four places in a game of baseball that a player must touch before gaining a point 〔棒球运动中的〕一垒 b) DSBthe position of a defending player near this place 〔棒球运动中的〕一垒位置 He plays first base for the Red Sox. 他在红袜队打一垒。 2 get to/reach first base SUCCEED IN DOING something a) American EnglishAmE informal to reach the first stage of success in an attempt to achieve something 达到成功的第一步,初步成功 You’ve gotten to first base if you’ve landed an interview. 如果你得到了面试机会,那你就获得了初步的成功。 b) old-fashioned informal to kiss someone in a sexual way, used especially by young men to talk about the first stage in a sexual relationship 上第一步,上第一垒〔指男女关系中的第一阶段,即亲吻,尤为年轻男子使用〕 Examples from the Corpus get to/reach first base• Compared to this little middle-aged lot, we didn't get to first base! Examples from the Corpus first base• In the meantime, expect another start or two at first base for Matt Williams.• On this night, he is coaching first base for Grace Builders, an adult team managed by his grandson.• Real shame our movie never got past first base.• No, he scooped it up on one hop and rifled it to first base. |
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