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单词 pinch-hit
释义 pinch-hit
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: back-formation from pinch hitter
intransitive verb
1. : to go to bat in the place of another player especially in an emergency when a hit is particularly needed — usually used with for
 < sent up to pinch-hit for the pitcher — Scholastic Coach >
2. : to act or serve in place of another
 < might have to pinch-hit as naval officers — Sydney Connor >
— usually used with for
 < would pinch-hit for the president in the entertainment of foreign visitors — Newsweek >
transitive verb
: to make (a hit) while acting as a pinch hitter
 < pinch-hit a home run in the 7th inning >
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