单词 | bat |
释义 | bat (bæt ) Word forms: bats , batting , batted 1. countable noun A2 A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis. ...a baseball bat. Synonyms: club, stick, racket 2. verb When you bat, you have a turn at hitting the ball with a bat in baseball, softball, cricket, or rounders. Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start. [VERB] Synonyms: hit, strike, punch, bang batting uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] ...his batting average. He's likely to open the batting. 3. countable noun B1+ A bat is a small flying animal that looks like a mouse with wings made of skin. Bats are active at night. 4. See also old bat 5. not bat an eyelid phrase When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction. 6. go (in) to bat for sb phrase [VERB inflects] If you go to bat for someone or go in to bat for them, you give them your support. 7. like a bat out of hell phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you drive like a bat out of hell, you drive extremely fast. [informal] He took off for Helsinki like a bat out of hell. 8. off one's own bat phrase If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it. [British] Whatever she did, she did off her own bat. 9. right off the bat phrase If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately. [US] He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business. Image of bat © amstockphoto, Shutterstock Idioms: not bat an eyelid [British] to not be shocked or offended by something that would shock or offend most people I thought Sarah and David would be acutely embarrassed. But they didn't bat an eyelid. to not be nervous or worried about something that would worry most people It is a popular myth that modern couples have affairs without batting an eyelid and believe marriage is for bores. In reality, the opposite is true. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not bat an eye [US] to not be shocked or offended by something that would shock or offend most people I was totally independent. My mother never batted an eye about the length of time I stayed out at night. to not be nervous or worried about something that would normally worry most people Would you believe he ordered them to fill half a tin mug with that stuff and guzzled it without batting an eye, as if it was water? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blind as a bat unable to see well Without my glasses I was blind as a bat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers right off the bat [mainly US] immediately or at the very beginning of a process or event He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers play a straight bat [British] to try to avoid answering difficult questions But last Saturday her interviewee played a straight bat, referring all inquiries to his solicitors before driving off. [old-fashioned] to do things in an honest and simple way because you have traditional ideas and values Amit, then 14, was very surprised to find that playing a straight bat was not considered all that important in his new school. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers like a bat out of hell very quickly He said `Thank you, sir,' and departed like a bat out of hell. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go to bat for someone or go in to bat for someone to give someone your support or help She was just fabulous in going to bat for me, in not being judgmental and helping me work it out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something off your own bat [British] to decide to do something yourself rather than being told to do it I'm certain whatever she did, she did off her own bat; it was nothing to do with me. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bat cave Find out about beetles and bugs, visit the bat cave and learn to cast your own magic spell. Times, Sunday Times Spuming waterfalls run down cliffs above a sort of beehive stone hut that leads to - yes - a bat cave. Times, Sunday Times He and his colleagues warn the impact will be felt far beyond bat caves. canada.com There are bat caves, a jungle to hike through and reefs to snorkel in. Times, Sunday Times Government officials and landowners of property with gray bat caves should be educated about gray bats and potentially harmful activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others have noted the plight of black bears and bat colonies in the wetlands. Times, Sunday Times Until then, scientists gain hope from a new development: some infected bat colonies are managing to bounce back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After several hours in the baking sun, members of the bat colonies began dropping off the trees and were dead within 20 minutes. Times, Sunday Times The conifers are gradually being removed, with care being taken not to disturb the numerous greater horseshoe bat colonies which roost here. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Old gold mines in this area are home to bat colonies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may prefer to bat second. Times, Sunday Times There are not many teams who will choose to bat second in a day-night game. Times, Sunday Times Managers often like to have a left-handed hitter bat second because of the potential gap in the infield defense caused by the first baseman holding the leadoff batter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Broad confirmed that he would have batted second given the choice. Times, Sunday Times When they have batted second they have won by 10 wickets, seven, nine and seven. Times, Sunday Times When he traveled to the country, he found that locals drink raw date palm sap collected from trees where bats roost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although bats roost upside down, they are incapable of hovering in this position. Times, Sunday Times The banks are carpeted with wildflowers, and bats roost in the caverns. Times, Sunday Times Many bats roost alone or in pairs, although colonies of up to 150 individuals are known. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Little broad-nosed bats roost together in colonies of 2-20 bats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's an old trick, a variation on coming out with a pair of unwanted batting gloves. Times, Sunday Times Other than wandering to the middle to hand a teammate a drink or a pair of batting gloves. Times, Sunday Times Batting gloves today are even worn by fielders because they say that they feel better in their glove. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Batting gloves can also be worn when playing fastpitch or slowpitch softball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was known to not use batting gloves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From that powerful baseball-like stance of his, he cleared his front leg and began to swing the bat with his customary power. Times, Sunday Times A tiny prefab, holes in the floor, crumbling walls, a single table tennis table in the middle, but without much room to swing a bat, let alone risk a lob. Times, Sunday Times The batter attempts to swing the bat and hit the ball fair (into the field of play). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With each pitch, the batter must decide whether to swing the bat at the ball in an attempt to hit it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He leaves the dugout ready to swing the bat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each team bats for one innings (comprising a set number of overs), bowls for a certain number of overs, and fields for the rest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Test matches are played between international teams of eleven players each over four innings; each team bats twice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During an innings, one team bats while the other team bowls and fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In each half, one team bats until three outs are made, with the other team playing defense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the opposing team bats in its own order and three more outs are recorded, the first team's batting order will continue again from where it left off. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She fetched a thick wooden bat from behind the counter and started waving it about her head. Times, Sunday Times So after struggling to find a wooden bat for his son, he decided to make his own. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been a wooden bat league since 1993. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, increasing numbers of wooden bat leagues have emerged in recent years, reflecting a trend back to wood over safety concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To help his judgment, the experienced outfielder listens to the sound of the wooden bat hitting the ball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 球棒, 蝙蝠, 击球在棒球、垒球、板球运动中 Japanese: バット, コウモリ 動物, 打席に立つ |
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