| 单词 | to wait out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wait out c. to wait out: (a) U.S. Baseball, (of a batter) to force (a pitcher) to throw a maximum number of pitches by refraining from striking at pitches in the hope of getting a base ‘on balls’, i.e. because they were not pitched over the home-plate; hence (chiefly U.S. colloquial), to wait during (a period of time, an event, etc.); to wait for the end of; also, to wait it out, to endure a period of waiting; (b) = to wait for at sense 5b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > play baseball [verb (transitive)] > actions of batter pop1867 foul1870 poke1880 pole1882 bunch1883 line1887 to foul off1888 rip1896 sacrifice1905 pickle1906 to wait out1909 pull1912 single1916 pinch-hit1929 nub1948 tag1961 tomahawk1978 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] > patiently sufferc1380 to hang on1939 to wait it out1956 1909 Amer. Mag. Aug. 401 Still Chance commanded: ‘Wait—wait him out.’ Every batter went to the plate intent on making Donovan pitch as many balls to them as possible. 1936 Philadelphia Rec. 31 July 15/1 Alf M. Landon is up there under instructions from the bench to wait 'em out. 1956 H. Kurnitz Invasion of Privacy xv. 95 He monopolized the phone in the bedroom, where Shelly and Zorn were waiting it out. 1959 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 Oct. 18/1 He is sealed into the container and..lies there in his ‘contour couch’ and waits out the long countdown. 1966 D. Francis Flying Finish x. 131 I retired to the snack bar..to wait out the twenty minutes. 1977 R. Perry Dead End i. 9 Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to wait him out. Daley was already overdue. < as lemmas |
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