go to bat

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be the individual or team that is currently batting; to play offense.
    — Turner hit to short right and took his first, and then his second by a wild throw of Winslow, but was trapped between second and third and put out by Stearns. Detroit thus retired without recording a tally, and the University again went to bat.
  2. To be aggressive, to be assertive, to actively pursue a goal or action. figuratively
    — The fastest way to destroy one's credibility in Ottawa or anywhere else is to go to bat over something frivolous. I recall Dan McKenzie (Winnipeg South Centre) coming to see me with an article he'd picked up that said metrification would result in a ten-hour day. He even had a picture of the new clock.
  3. To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone). idiomatic,usually
    — If he had been guided along the path of righteousness and worked hard for honest people, “Ashie” would have been a good man. But he was, indeed, a victim of circumstances in that he went to bat for the wrong side.

词形变化

goes to bat present,singular,third-person going to bat participle,present went to bat past gone to bat participle,past
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