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单词 backstop
释义 back·stop
I. \ˈbakˌstäp\ noun
Etymology: back (III) + stop
: something serving as a stop behind something else: as
 a. : a screen or fence (as that behind home plate in baseball or that behind the base line of a tennis court) intended to stop balls leaving the field of play
 b. : a player (as the catcher in baseball or the wicketkeeper in cricket) whose position is behind the batter
 c. : a stop (as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel, elevator, or conveyor) beyond a certain point
 d. : a dirt mound or other obstruction to catch the bullets going through or beyond the target in a rifle or pistol range
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
1. : to serve as a backstop to
 < barberry hedge … did its poor best to backstop errant baseballs — Philip Brady >
2. : to provide with backing or support : bolster
 < a lawyer, who backstops the president on problems involving national security — Newsweek >
 < no reserves except a British tank division which backstopped the line wherever it weakened — Time >
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