释义
[ duhg -out ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdʌgˌaʊt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a boat made by hollowing out a log.
Baseball . a roofed structure enclosed on three sides and with the fourth side open and facing the playing field, usually with the floor below ground level, where the players sit when not on the field.
a rough shelter or dwelling formed by an excavation in the ground, in the face of a bank, in the side of a hill, etc., especially one used by soldiers.
Origin of dugout 1715–25, Americanism ; noun use of verb phrase dug out
Words nearby dugout du Gard, Dugas' test, dugento, dugite, dugong, dugout , Du Guesclin, duh, Duhamel, Duhring's disease, DUI
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Example sentences from the Web for dugout When he gets back to the dugout he'll tell us why before we can ask.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up | Tom Boswell| September 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
During the season, he regularly takes a dugout seat where he can work on his tan.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up | Tom Boswell| September 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The dugout was covered with semi-circular sheets of corrugated iron, forming a vaulted roof.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive | Clive Irving| August 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
One afternoon, with [Babe] Dahlgren near him in the dugout , a photographer asked Lou if he could take a photo of the two of them.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson| July 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He sported hair curlers in the dugout , took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD.
‘No No,’ a Documentary on MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis, Who Pitched a No-Hitter While Tripping on Acid | Marlow Stern| February 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Bob and I missed the platoon in front, they went into some dugout , so we went in with the rear platoon.
Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'Brien
Martin sat on the top step of the dugout , diving down whenever he heard a shell-shriek loudening in the distance.
One Man's Initiation--1917 | John Dos Passos
He must dig a well, build a dugout , and plough the sod to roof it.
The Indians' Last Fight | Dennis Collins
In case it is not given, they throw the bombs into the dugout ; for, to enter, means that they will be shot down.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) | Various
Not even the customary "dugout " or underground refuge seemed to have been prepared.
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British Dictionary definitions for dugout noun a canoe made by hollowing out a log
military a covered excavation dug to provide shelter
slang a retired officer, former civil servant, etc, recalled to employment
(at a sports ground) the covered bench where managers, trainers, etc sit and players wait when not on the field
(in the Canadian prairies) a reservoir dug on a farm in which water from rain and snow is collected for use in irrigation, watering livestock, etc
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Words related to dugout cellar, cave, shelter, excavation, hollow, foxhole