pinch hitter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.
    — This year the Tigers are using pinch hitters 72 percent more often than the league average. They entered Thursday leading the league with 59 pinch-hit plate appearances. Tigers pinch hitters were batting .231, above the league average for pinch hitters of .217.
  2. An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.
  3. A person who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks. colloquial
    — I’ll be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu.

词形变化

pinch hitters plural

词源

Etymology tree
English pinch hit
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English pinch hitter
From pinch hit + -er.
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