| 单词 | pinch-hit |
| 释义 | pinch-hit also pinch hit Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pinch-hits, present participle pinch-hitting, past tense, past participle pinch-hit 1. verb If you pinch-hit for someone, you do something for them because they are unexpectedly unable to do it. [US] The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy. [VERB + for] 2. verb In a game of baseball, if you pinch-hit for another player, you hit the ball instead of them. [US] Davalillo goes up to pinch-hit. [VERB] pinch-hitterWord forms: plural pinch-hitters countable noun The pinch-hitter lashed a single to left field. pinch-hit in British EnglishverbWord forms: -hits, -hitting or -hit (intransitive) 1. baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter 2. US and Canadian informal to act as a substitute 3. cricket (of a batsman in a limited-overs match) to bat aggressively at the start of an innings in order to take advantage of fielding restrictions Derived forms pinch hitter noun pinch-hit in American English (ˈpɪntʃˌhɪt) US verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpinch-ˌhit or ˈpinch-ˌhitting 1. Baseball to bat in place of the batter whose turn it is, esp. when a hit is particularly needed 2. to act as a substitute in an emergency (for) Derived forms pinch hitter |
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