bat a thousand

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reach first base on every at-bat.
  2. To achieve success at each attempt. idiomatic
    — He's batting a thousand so far with the new boss.
  3. To achieve perfection. idiomatic
    — No one can bat a thousand for the whole season.
  4. To have identical outcomes with each attempt. idiomatic

词形变化

bats a thousand present,singular,third-person batting a thousand participle,present batted a thousand participle,past batted a thousand past bat one thousand alternative

词源

From a baseball batting average, often stated as the number of hits per 1000 at bats (so 1000 would be 100 percent).
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