| 单词 | batter |
| 释义 | batter 1. v. 1. a tr. strike repeatedly with hard blows, esp. so as to cause visible damage. b intr. (often foll. by against, at, etc.) strike repeated blows; pound heavily and insistently (batter at the door). 2. tr. (often in passive) a handle roughly, esp. over a long period. b censure or criticize severely. Phrases and idioms battered baby an infant that has suffered repeated violence from adults, esp. its parents. battered wife a wife subjected to repeated violence by her husband. battering-ram hist. a heavy beam, orig. with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, used in breaching fortifications. Derivatives batterer n. Etymology: ME f. AF baterer f. OF batre beat f. L battuere 2. n. 1. a fluid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used in cooking, esp. for pancakes and for coating food before frying. 2. Printing an area of damaged type. Etymology: ME f. AF batour f. OF bate{uuml}re f. batre: see BATTER(1) 3. n. Sport a player batting, esp. in baseball. 4. n. & v. --n 1. a wall etc. with a sloping face. 2. a receding slope. --vintr. have a receding slope. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. |
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