单词 | backstop |
释义 | backstop —backstopper, n. /bak"stop'/, n. , v. , backstopped, backstopping. n. 1. a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area. 2. Baseball. the catcher. 3. a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls. v.i. 4. to act as a backstop. v.t. 5. to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration. [1810-20; BACK1 + STOP] |
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