bullpen

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An enclosed area used to hold bulls.
    — Magnus and Big Dick are over in the bullpen, ready for tonight's rodeo.
  2. An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.
    — After that hit, there is activity in the bullpen.
  3. The relief pitchers of a team collectively.
    — Their bullpen is worn out after yesterday's doubleheader where both games went 12 innings.
  4. A place for someone or something to get ready. figuratively
    — If this team of consultants fails, I have another warming up in the bullpen.
  5. An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.
    — We have our sales team in a bullpen setup to keep their energy flowing.
  6. A military prison or its enclosing stockade. US,slang

词形变化

bullpens plural

词汇关系

衍生词
rough up the bullpen

词源

Etymology tree
English bull
English pen
English bullpen
From bull + pen.
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