释义
[ kach -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkætʃ ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a person or thing that catches.
Baseball . the player stationed behind home plate, whose chief duty is to catch pitches not hit by the batter.
a member of an aerialist team, as in a circus, who hangs head down from a trapeze and catches another member who has completed a jump or somersault through the air.
Metalworking . a person who feeds metal rods through a looping mill.
Also called catch·er res·o·na·tor. Electronics . See under Klystron.
Origin of catcher Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at catch, -er1
Words nearby catcher catch-colt, catch-cord, catch crop, catchcry, catch dog, catcher , catcher's box, catch fire, catchfly, catching, catching pen
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Example sentences from the Web for catcher As far as seeing the target, the catcher put tape on his fingers so I could see the signals.
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"The creator of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye would not be pleased," USA Today.
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But then, in 1951, A Catcher in the Rye was published, and Salinger became a celebrity.
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For me, reading Middlemarch or Sentimental Education is work, whereas Catcher in the Rye was pure pleasure.
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Catcher in the Rye has always had special meaning for me because I read it when I was young—18 or so.
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You spit in your catcher 's mit, like Kelly, the ten-thousand-dollar baseball beauty.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen Brooks
"Well, he'll have a catcher that can hold him this year," declared the city lad.
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale | Morgan Scott
The catcher snapped the ball to second, completing the double.
Frank Armstrong at College | Matthew M. Colton
The most serious loss was in the battery, both the pitcher and catcher of the year previous having left the college.
The Rover Boys in Business | Arthur M. Winfield
The catcher should be not less than ten feet in front of the first couple.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium | Jessie H. Bancroft
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British Dictionary definitions for catcher noun a person or thing that catches, esp in a game or sport
baseball a fielder who stands behind home plate and catches pitched balls not hit by the batter
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