| 单词 | pinch-hitter |
| 释义 | pinch-hitter in British English (ˈpɪntʃˌhɪtə) noun baseball a batter who acts as a substitute for the scheduled batter Pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera lashed a single to left field. pinch hitter in American Englishnoun 1. Baseball a substitute who bats for a teammate, often at a critical moment of the game 2. any substitute for another, esp. in an emergency Word origin [1910–15, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coverage, functionalism, grass roots, isotope, radioExamples of 'pinch-hitter' in a sentence |
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