backstop

noun

/ˈbækstɒp/

/ˈbækstɑːp/

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(sport) a fence or screen used to stop balls from going outside the playing area
- Some of his pitches hit the backstop.
(sport) (in rounders or baseball) the player who stands behind the person who is batting and catches the ball if he or she does not hit it compare catcher (1)
something that is done or prepared in advance in order to prevent worse problems if something goes wrong
- The country needs a financial backstop to deal with bank failures.

单词	backstop
释义	backstop noun /ˈbækstɒp/ /ˈbækstɑːp/ jump to other results (sport) a fence or screen used to stop balls from going outside the playing area Some of his pitches hit the backstop. (sport) (in rounders or baseball) the player who stands behind the person who is batting and catches the ball if he or she does not hit it compare catcher (1) something that is done or prepared in advance in order to prevent worse problems if something goes wrong The country needs a financial backstop to deal with bank failures.
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