bat
noun [ C ] uk/bæt/ us/bæt/
(STICK)
A1 球棒;球拍;球板
a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games
a baseball/cricket/rounders/table tennis bat 棒球球棒／板球球板／跑柱式棒球球棒／乒乓球球拍
See also: batsman
- More examples
- They cracked him over the head with a baseball bat.
- She showed me how to hold the bat.
- Swing the bat higher.
- I accidentally bashed him with my bat.
- The whole team had signed the bat.
(ANIMAL)
B1 蝙蝠
a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
Idioms
at batidiom 出场击球
taking your turn to try to hit the ball in a baseball game
do something off your own batidiom UK informal 主动地做…；自觉地做…
to do something without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it
I didn't ask her to buy them a present - she did it off her own bat. 我没有叫她给他们买礼物——是她自己去买的。
go to bat for someoneidiom mainly US为…出力；支持
to support someone when the person needs help
Senators will go to bat for companies that pay lots of taxes. 参议员们会支持那些是交税大户的公司。
have bats in the belfryidiom old-fashioned disapproving 傻里傻气，精神失常
to be silly and slightly crazy and behave in a confused way
off the batidiom US 立刻，马上
immediately
You can't expect to be accepted in a new town right off the bat. 你不能期望刚到一个新的城镇就立刻被人们接受。
bat
verb uk/bæt/ us/bæt/ -tt-
(EYELASHES)
[ T ]（尤指女子）眨眼（以引起注意）
to open and close your eyes quickly several times, especially to attract attention or admiration
She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him. 她微笑着向他眨了眨眼睛。
(BALL)
[ I or T ]用球棒（或球拍）击（球）
to try to hit a ball with a bat
He batted the ball high into the air. 他放了一个高球。
Jones will be the first to bat. 琼斯将是第一个击球的。
Idioms
not bat an eyelididiom UK (US not bat an eye/eyelash) 眼睛都不眨一下;面不改色
to show no sign of surprise or worry when something unexpected happens
She told him she'd spent all her savings but he didn't bat an eyelid. 她告诉他已经花完了自己全部的积蓄，可他根本不为所动。
bat a thousandidiom US informal一击即中
to get something completely right; to do something perfectly
We're batting a thousand, here, since we got both boys to school with time to spare. 我们可是百发百中--不但把两个儿子都送到了学校，剩下的时间还很充裕。