| 单词 | backstopping | 
| 释义 | backstop1 of 2noun  back·stop  ˈbak-ˌstäp      plural backstops    1    : something at the back serving as a stop: such as    a     : a screen or fence for keeping a ball from leaving the field of play    b     : a stop (such as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel)   2    : a player (such as the catcher) positioned behind the batter   3    : something or someone that provides dependable support or protection against failure or loss  As the cold war heated up, Hoover became the country's backstop against subversion.   backstop 2 of 2verb  backstopped; backstopping; backstops    transitive verb 1    : support, bolster   2    : to serve as a backstop to   3    : to play the position of goalkeeper for  backstop a hockey team   backstopping verbas in assisting   to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants   Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance     
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