apieceofwoodwithahandle, madeinvariousshapesandsizes, andusedforhittingtheballingamessuchasbaseball, cricket and table tennis球棒;球拍;球板◆abaseball/cricketbat棒球球棒;板球球板➡ compareracket (3)
ananimallikeamousewithwings, thatfliesandfeedsatnight(= itisnocturnal). Therearemanytypesofbat蝙蝠➡ see alsofruit bat, old bat, vampire bat●likeabatoutofˈhell(informal) veryfast疾速地;迅速地●offyourownˈbat(BrE, informal) ifyoudosthoffyourownbat, itisyourownideaandyoudoitwithouthelporencouragementfromanyoneelse自觉地;主动地●(as) blindasaˈbat(humorous) notabletoseewell视力不佳Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots●rightofftheˈbat(informal, especiallyNAmE) immediately; withoutdelay立即;马上;毫不耽搁◆Webothlikedeachotherrightoffthebat. 我们俩一见如故。
batBrE/bæt/NAmE/bæt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theybatBrE/bæt/NAmE/bæt/present simple - he / she / itbatsBrE/bæts/NAmE/bæts/past simplebattedBrE/ˈbætɪd/NAmE/ˈbætɪd/past participlebattedBrE/ˈbætɪd/NAmE/ˈbætɪd/ -ing formbattingBrE/ˈbætɪŋ/NAmE/ˈbætɪŋ/[I, T]~ (sth)tohitaballwithabat, especiallyinagameofbaseball or cricket用球板击球,用球棒击球(尤指板球或棒球运动)◆Hebatsverywell. 他擅长击球。◆Who'sbattingfirstfortheOrioles? 金莺队谁第一个出场击球?[T]~sth+ adv./prep.tohitsthsmallthatisflyingthroughtheair挥打,拍打(空中飞舞的小东西)◆Hebattedthewaspaway. 他把那只黄蜂赶跑了。●ˌbatyourˈeyes/ˈeyelashestoopenandcloseyoureyesquickly, inawaythatissupposedtobeattractive眉目传情;挤眉弄眼●bataˈthousand(NAmE, informal) tobeverysuccessful非常成功;大获全胜●gotoˈbatforsb(NAmE, informal) togivesbhelpandsupport帮助(或支持)某人●notbatanˈeyelid(BrE) (NAmEnotbatanˈeye) (informal) toshownosurpriseorembarrassmentwhensthunusualhappens不动声色;面不改色;眼睛都不眨一下◆Shedidn'tbataneyelidwhenItoldhermynews. 我把我最近的事告诉她时,她一点也不为所动。●ˌbatsth↔aˈround(informal) todiscusswhetheranideaoraplanisgoodornot, beforedecidingwhattodo详细讨论(想法、计划等)的可行性◆It'sjustanideawe'vebeenbattingaround. 这只不过是我们一直在讨论的一种想法。