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单词 pinch hitter
释义

pinch hitter

noun

: one that pinch-hits

Synonyms

  • backup
  • cover
  • designated hitter
  • fill-in
  • locum tenens
  • relief
  • replacement
  • reserve
  • stand-in
  • sub
  • substitute
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Example Sentences

the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
Recent Examples on the Web Trailing 2-1 with runners on second and third in the eighth, McCarthy came to the plate as a pinch hitter and drove a Dominic Leone slider into right for a two-run single. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 Middleton struck out Yermin Mercedes on a 96 mph fastball, then got another pinch hitter, Luis Gonzalez, to ground into an inning-ending double play. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022 Foster lined up another quality pinch hitter, Ricky Elliott of Northern Ireland, whose fulltime commitment is to four-time major winner Brooks Koepka. Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts collided with left fielder Alex Verdugo on a shallow fly ball late in Friday’s game, and Bogaerts was subsequently lifted for a pinch hitter. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 Anderson entered the game in the bottom of the eighth as a pinch hitter and is batting just .198 on the season. Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022 Stovall also singled and pinch hitter Kendall Diggs walked to load the bases with no outs. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2022 He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the second. Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2022 Entering that at-bat, Grisham had been 1-for-23 (.044) as a pinch hitter in his career. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pinch hitter

noun

1
: a baseball player who is sent in to bat for another
2
: a person who does another's work in an emergency

pinch hitter

noun

as in replacement
a person or thing that takes the place of another the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • replacement
  • substitute
  • backup
  • designated hitter
  • locum tenens
  • surrogate
  • assistant
  • sub
  • relief
  • proxy
  • reserve
  • cover
  • alternate
  • stand-in
  • fill-in
  • second
  • deputy
  • delegate
  • makeshift
  • apology
  • rep
  • attorney
  • representative
  • factor
  • superseder
  • assignee
  • agent
  • stopgap
  • successor
  • commissary
  • understudy
  • envoy
  • reliever
  • procurator
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