bat
16 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural bats
plural bats
Learner's definition of BAT
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: a long rounded stick that is used to hit the ball in baseball（棒球）球棒
- a baseball bat棒球球棒
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: a long flattened stick that is used to hit the ball in cricket（板球）球板
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at bat
baseball 1
— used to describe the player or team that is batting（球员或球队）击球
- He got a home run on his first time at bat.他首次击球就打出了一个本垒打。
- The home team is at bat. [=is batting]主队正在击球。
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: the act of batting击球（动作）
- She has two hits in three at bats.她三次击球两次安打。
go to bat
baseball : to be the player or team that is batting上场击球
- The visiting team goes to bat first. [=the visiting team bats first]客队首先上场击球。
go to bat for
US, informal : to try to help, support, or defend (someone or something) in an active way（积极）帮助，支持，捍卫（某人或某事物）
- Many of his friends went to bat for him while he was under investigation for fraud.在他涉嫌诈骗接受调查时，他的朋友们都很支持他。
off the bat
chiefly US, informal : without any delay : immediately立刻；毫不迟疑 — usually used with right通常与right连用
- I could tell it was fake right off the bat. [=right away]我一眼就能看出这是假货。
off your own bat
British, informal : through your own efforts通过自身努力
- He didn't need my help—he made good off his own bat.他没有寻求我的帮助——他靠自己的努力取得了成功。
— compare 3bat
2 bat /ˈbæt/ verb
bats; batted; batting
2 bat
/ˈbæt/
verb
bats; batted; batting
Learner's definition of BAT
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a [+ object] : to hit (something, such as a ball) with a bat, club, etc., or with your hand（用球拍、球棒等或用手）击打（球等）
- The ball was batted down.球被击落。
- a batted ball [=a ball that has been hit by a batter in baseball]被击中的球
b [no object] : to try to hit a ball with a bat in baseball, cricket, or a similar game（在棒球、板球等类似运动中）击球
- It's your turn to bat.轮到你击球了。
- She was batting when it began to rain.天开始下雨时她正在击球。
- Who's batting? = Who's up to bat?该谁击球了？
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[no object] baseball : to have a specified batting average击球率达…
- This year he's batting [=hitting] .300. [=his batting average is .300]他今年的击球率达.300。
- She has five hits in five at bats, so she's batting a thousand. [=her batting average is 1.000]她五次上场击球五个安打，击球率达1.000。
◊ In figurative use, to bat a thousand is to succeed in every attempt. This is an informal phrase that is used chiefly in U.S. English.*bat a thousand用作比喻时指每次尝试都成功，属非正式短语，主要用于美国英语。
- So far in her career, she's batting a thousand. [=she has succeeded in everything she has done in her career]到目前为止，她的事业一帆风顺。
- No one bats a thousand in this business.在这个行业没有人是一帆风顺的。
bat around
[phrasal verb] bat (something) around or bat around (something) informal
: to think about or talk about (something, such as an idea) for a period of time（在一段时间内）考虑，讨论（想法等）
- The plan was batted around for a while, but it was finally rejected.这个计划经过一段时期的讨论之后还是被否决了。
- We've been batting the idea around for a few years.这个想法我们已经考虑好几年了。
bat in
[phrasal verb] bat in (a run) also bat (a run) in baseball
: to hit the ball in a way that makes it possible for a run to score击球使（跑垒）得分
- He batted in 70 runs last year.去年他击球使跑垒得分70次。
— compare 4bat
— batting
adjective, always used before a noun- batting practice击球练习
- a batting coach击球教练
- batting gloves/helmets击球手套/头盔
3 bat /ˈbæt/ noun
plural bats
3 bat
/ˈbæt/
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plural bats
Learner's definition of BAT
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: an animal that has wings and a furry body like a mouse蝙蝠
2
informal : an unpleasant old woman讨厌的老女人
- Don't take any notice of that old bat!别理那个讨厌的老女人！
bats in the/your belfry
(as) blind as a bat
like a bat out of hell
informal : very quickly非常迅速
- He ran out of the house like a bat out of hell.他飞速地从那栋房子跑出来。
— compare 1bat
4 bat /ˈbæt/ verb
bats; batted; batting
4 bat
/ˈbæt/
verb
bats; batted; batting
Learner's definition of BAT
[+ object]
: to close and open (your eyes or eyelashes) very quickly several times especially as a way of flirting（尤指在调情时）快速地眨眼
- She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him.她笑着冲他眨眨眼睛。
not bat an eye/eyelash
(US) informal or British not bat an eyelid : to show no surprise, fear, concern, etc.不露声色；面不改色；眼睛都不眨一下
- He thought the news would make her upset, but she never batted an eye. [=she did not appear to be upset at all]他原以为这个消息会使她伤心，没想到她没流露出任何表情。
- He listened without batting an eyelash.他不动声色地听着。
— compare 2bat