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I0152000 (ĭn′ĭng)n.1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs.b. innings(used with a sing. verb) Sports The division or period of a cricket game during which one team is at bat.2. often innings An opportunity to act or speak out; a chance for accomplishment.

[Middle English innynge, a getting in, from Old English innung, gerund of innian, to put in, from in, in; see in¹.]

inning

(ˈɪnɪŋ) n1. (Baseball) baseball a division of the game consisting of a turn at bat and a turn in the field for each side2. archaic the reclamation of land from the sea[Old English innung a going in, from innian to go in]

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n. 1. a division of a baseball game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it. 2. a similar opportunity to score in certain other games. 3. an opportunity for activity; a turn. 4. innings, (used with a sing. v.)Cricket. a unit of play in which each team has a turn at bat, the turn of a team ending after ten players are put out. 5. the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land. 6. innings, (used with a sing. v. ) land reclaimed, esp. from the sea. [1520–30; in + -ing¹; (definitions 5,6) perhaps continuing Middle English innynge customary rent, Old English innung content]

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Noun

inning - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at batframebaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"top of the inning, top - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"bottom of the inning, bottom - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at batperiod of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

inning

nounA limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity.Often used in plural:bout, go, hitch, shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch.

Translations

棒球比赛九局中的一局

innings

(ˈiniŋz) – plural ˈinnings – noun in a game of cricket, a team's turn at batting. At the end of their second innings, the West Indian team was 279 runs ahead. （板球）局，回合 ˈinning noun in a game of baseball, any of the nine periods in which each team bats. （棒球比赛）九局中的一局

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have had a good innings

To have experienced a long stretch of success in one's job. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I love my job, and I've certainly had a good innings, but it's time for me to retire now.See also: good, have, inning

a good innings

A long stretch of success in one's job. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I love my job, and I've certainly had a good innings, but it's time for me to retire now.See also: good, inning

have had a good innings

mainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED1. You can say that someone has had a good innings when they have just stopped doing something or are just about to stop doing something, for example a job, that they have been doing successfully for a long time. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Roy, you've had a good innings — I reckon it's now time for you to pack up Formula 1.2. When someone has just died or is about to die, if you say that they have had a good innings, you mean that they have lived for a long time and have had a good life. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Lord knows, I've had a good innings and I'm in pain, Hannah. I want to go.See also: good, have, inning

have had a good innings

have had a long and fulfilling life or career. British informal In cricket, an innings is the period that a team or batsman spends batting, and a good innings is one during which a lot of runs are scored. 2002 Oldie He keeps dropping heavy hints when he visits: he…said the other evening I have had a good innings (I am 86). See also: good, have, inning

a good ˈinnings

(British English, informal) used about somebody who has died or who is at the end of their life or career to say that they have had a long life or career: He’s had a good innings but now it’s time for him to retire and let someone younger take over as director.In cricket, an innings is the period of time that a team or a person spends batting (= hitting the ball). A good innings is one that lasts a long time and in which a lot of ‘runs’ (= points) are scored.See also: good, inning

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noun a limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity

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noun (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

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