innings
/ˈɪnɪŋz/noun
(复同单, 或 <非正式> inningses)
1
- Cricket each of two or four divisions of a game during which one side has a turn at batting【板球】局, 回合:
the highlight of the Surrey innings.
萨里队击球局中的亮点。
1.1
- a player's turn at batting(队员的)击球局:
he had played his greatest innings.
他打出了最棒的一局球。
1.2
- the score achieved during this一局的得分:
a solid innings of 78 by Marsh.
马什独得整整78分的一局球。
2
- a period during which a person or group is active or effective(个人或团体的)活跃期; 有效期:
Brewer stepped up to the commission and had his innings too.
布鲁尔站出来承担了任务, 也大显了身手。
短语
someone had a good innings
- Brit. informal someone had a long and fulfilling life or career (said at or before their death or retirement)〈英, 非正式〉(于某人去死或退休时说)某人的一生既长寿又圆满。