bat
bat — 名詞
1. a long, smooth wooden stick with a handle that players swing to strike a moving
球棒；球拍
棒球、板球或桌球用的擊球用具
a long, smooth wooden stick with a handle that players swing to strike a moving ball — for example, in baseball, cricket, or table tennis.
Amara picked up her baseball bat and walked toward home plate.
Amara 拿起她的棒球球棒，走向本壘板。
compound: baseball bat
Nikolai swung the cricket bat hard and sent the ball over the fence.
Nikolai 用力揮動板球球棒，把球打過了圍欄。
verb collocation: swing a bat
The coach handed each child a small wooden bat for practice.
教練發給每個小孩一支小木球棒練習。
adjective collocation: wooden bat
Jin gripped the bat with both hands and waited for the pitch.
Jin 雙手握住球棒，等待投手投球。
verb collocation: grip a bat
Zara bought a new table tennis bat at the sports shop on Saturday.
Zara 星期六在運動用品店買了一支新的桌球拍。
- baseball bat
- cricket bat
- swing a bat
- grip the bat
- wooden bat
- aluminum bat
用法筆記
In American English, a flat paddle for table tennis is usually called a paddle; British English calls the same thing a bat.
常見錯誤
2. a small furry mammal with thin leathery wings that hunts insects or fruit at nig
蝙蝠
夜間飛行、有翼的小型哺乳動物
a small furry mammal with thin leathery wings that hunts insects or fruit at night and rests upside down during the day, often inside caves or roofs.
Hundreds of bats poured out of the cave at sunset and chased insects.
傍晚時分，數百隻蝙蝠從洞穴飛出來追捕昆蟲。
plural subject: bats poured out
A bat flew through Lior's kitchen window and frightened the cat.
一隻蝙蝠從 Lior 家的廚房窗戶飛進來，嚇到了那隻貓。
subject-verb pattern: bat flew
Fruit bats hang from the ceiling of the old wooden barn every afternoon.
果蝠每天下午都倒掛在那座老木穀倉的天花板上。
compound: fruit bat
The biologist used a flashlight to count the bats sleeping on the rocks.
生物學家用手電筒清點睡在岩石上的蝙蝠。
Amara drew a tiny bat with pointed ears for her Halloween card.
Amara 為她的萬聖節卡片畫了一隻有尖耳朵的小蝙蝠。
- fruit bat
- vampire bat
- a colony of bats
- bats hang upside down
- bats fly at night
- flying fox
informal name for large fruit-eating bats found in tropical regions
用法筆記
Often appears in Halloween or horror imagery alongside vampires, witches, and dark caves; the cultural connotation can be spooky even though the animal itself is harmless to people.
常見錯誤
3. a player's chance to stand at the plate and try to hit pitches in baseball or cr
打擊輪次
棒球或板球中輪到上場打擊的回合
a player's chance to stand at the plate and try to hit pitches in baseball or cricket, lasting until the player is out or finishes the round.
Jin got two hits during his first bat of the game on Sunday.
週日比賽中，Jin 在他的第一個打擊輪次擊出了兩支安打。
noun phrase: his first bat
Each batter is allowed only one bat per inning in this junior league.
在這個少棒聯盟中，每位打者每局只能有一次打擊輪次。
phrase: one bat per inning
Zara struck out on her last bat but cheered for her teammate anyway.
Zara 在最後一個打擊輪次被三振，但仍為隊友加油。
The crowd grew quiet as the captain stepped up for his final bat.
當隊長走上去進行最後一次打擊時，全場觀眾安靜了下來。
phrase: step up for a bat
- a turn at bat
- during his bat
- first bat of the game
用法筆記
Mostly heard in informal sports talk; in formal baseball writing, 'at-bat' or 'plate appearance' is more common. Distinguish from sense 1 (the physical stick).
常見錯誤
off your own bat
idiomwithout anyone asking, suggesting, or helping you — the idea and effort are entirely yours.
出於自己的主意；自動自發地
Nikolai raised three hundred dollars for the shelter off his own bat.
The intern fixed the broken database off his own bat over the weekend.
right off the bat
idiomat the very start of something, without any pause or delay.
一開始就；立刻
Right off the bat, the new manager fired three senior staff members.
Jin asked for a raise right off the bat in his second meeting.
moving or leaving very quickly, as if escaping from danger.
飛快地；以極快速度
Amara drove away from the parking lot like a bat out of hell.
The cat shot out of the bathroom like a bat out of hell when the dog barked.
(as) blind as a bat
idiomhaving very poor eyesight, often used humorously.
視力極差
Without his thick glasses, Grandpa is as blind as a bat.
Nikolai is blind as a bat at night and refuses to drive after dark.
at bat
idiomA turn to try to hit the ball in baseball or softball.
打擊輪次
Maya stepped up to the plate for her first at bat.
How many at bats did Diego have in yesterday's game?
bat — 動詞
1. to swing a wooden bat at an oncoming ball during a baseball or cricket match, or
揮棒；打擊
用球棒擊球，或在比賽中輪到打擊
to swing a wooden bat at an oncoming ball during a baseball or cricket match, or to take your scheduled turn doing this for your team.
Amara batted the ball straight over the fence and into the parking lot.
Amara 把球直接揮過了圍欄，打進停車場裡。
transitive: bat + the ball
Nikolai will bat first when his team starts the second inning.
他的隊伍開始第二局時，Nikolai 將擔任第一棒。
intransitive: bat first
Jin batted for the home team and scored the winning run.
Jin 為主隊打擊，並擊出了致勝的得分。
pattern: bat for + team
Zara practices batting against her father every Saturday afternoon.
Zara 每星期六都和爸爸練習打擊。
gerund form: batting against
The young player batted well in his first cricket match for the school.
那位年輕球員在他第一場代表學校的板球比賽中打得不錯。
- bat the ball
- bat first
- bat for [team]
- bat well
- bat brilliantly
文法句型
bat + noun
bat for + team
用法筆記
Used both with and without an object: 'he batted the ball' (transitive) and 'he batted brilliantly' (intransitive). The intransitive use describes performance during your turn.
常見錯誤
2. to tap or push something small with a quick, light hand or paw movement, often t
輕拍；撥弄
用手或腳掌快速輕擊小物體
to tap or push something small with a quick, light hand or paw movement, often the way a cat plays with a toy.
The kitten batted the rolling ball of yarn across the kitchen floor.
小貓把滾動的毛線球撥過廚房地板。
subject: animal; object: small moving thing
Amara batted at the wasp with a folded newspaper but missed every time.
Amara 用折起來的報紙拍打那隻黃蜂，但每次都揮空。
pattern: bat at + insect
Nikolai batted the balloon back to his little brother across the living room.
Nikolai 把氣球輕輕拍回給客廳另一頭的弟弟。
directional: bat + noun + back
The puppy batted a leaf with its paw and watched it spin away.
小狗用爪子撥了一片葉子，看著它旋轉飄走。
- bat at a fly
- bat the ball away
- the cat batted
- bat with a paw
文法句型
bat at + noun
bat + noun + away
用法筆記
Object is usually small and light (a fly, a ball of paper, a balloon, a feather). Distinguish from sense 1, which always involves a sports bat and a hard swing.
常見錯誤
3. to flutter your eyelashes up and down on purpose, usually to look charming, flir
眨動眼睛
故意快速眨眼，常用來討好或撒嬌
to flutter your eyelashes up and down on purpose, usually to look charming, flirt with someone, or get a favor.
Nikolai batted his long eyelashes at the waiter and asked for a free dessert.
Nikolai 對著服務生眨動他的長睫毛，請對方送一份免費甜點。
fixed expression: bat one's eyelashes at someone
The actress batted her eyes shyly at the camera during the interview.
那位女演員在訪談中對著鏡頭害羞地眨了眨眼。
collocation: bat eyes shyly
Zara batted her lashes and pretended she had no idea what happened.
Zara 眨著睫毛，假裝完全不知道發生了什麼事。
Jin heard the bad news but did not bat an eye in front of the cameras.
Jin 雖然聽到壞消息，但在鏡頭前面不改色。
negative idiom: not bat an eye = show no reaction
- bat eyelashes
- bat her lashes
- bat eyes at someone
- not bat an eye
- not bat an eyelid
文法句型
bat one's eyelashes / eyes
not bat an eye / eyelid
用法筆記
Almost always appears with 'eyelashes', 'lashes', 'eyes', or 'eyelid'. The negative form 'not bat an eye / eyelid' means to show no surprise or emotion at all — a common idiom worth learning together with this sense.
常見錯誤
同根字
- batter名詞B2
- batsman名詞B2
- batting名詞B1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- baseball bat
- cricket bat
- fruit bat
- vampire bat
- bat colony
- bat wings
副詞搭配
- batted brilliantly
- batted poorly
- batted gently
常用片語
- a turn at bat
- swing the bat
- step up to bat
- right off the bat
- off your own bat
介系詞搭配
- bat at (something)
- bat for (a team)
- bat against (an opponent)