bat

Word family nounbatterbattingbatfishbatfowlingbatmanbatsmanbatsmanshipbatadjectivebatsbattybatswing

Related topics: Animals, Sport

bat1 /bæt/ S3 noun [countableC]

1. HBAa small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night 蝙蝠 → fruit bat

a) DSa long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games 球棒；球拍；球板

a baseball bat

棒球球棒

a cricket bat

板球球板

b) British EnglishBrE a round flat piece of wood with a handle, used to hit a ball in table tennis 乒乓球拍 SYN American English paddle

→4 See picture of 见图 bat →5 see picture at 见图 sport1

3. be at bat DSBto be the person who is trying to hit the ball in a game of baseball 〔棒球比赛中〕轮到击球

4 do something off your own bat INDEPENDENT PERSON British EnglishBrE informal to do something without being told to do it 主动地做某事，自觉地做某事

She went to see a solicitor off her own bat.

她主动去找了律师。

Examples from the Corpus

do something off your own bat• He had made the most ancient blunder in the business quite off his own bat.• Instead, off her own bat, the girl went to see a solicitor in Newton Abbott, Devon.

5 do something right off the bat IMMEDIATELY American EnglishAmE informal to do something immediately 立刻去做某事

He said yes right off the bat.

他当即就答应了。

Examples from the Corpus

do something right off the bat• I asked him to help, and he said yes right off the bat.• At least not right off the bat.

6 like a bat out of hell informalFAST/QUICK very fast 极快地，飞快地

I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital.

我飞快地开车赶往医院。

Examples from the Corpus

like a bat out of hell• I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital.• They took off like a bat out of hell for Tan Son Nhut.

7. old bat spokenWOMAN an unpleasant old woman 老家伙，老太婆

Examples from the Corpus

old bat• Most of our women in the House are frightful old bats.• She's a real old bat, she is.• I stuck some in once when we were a bit short and the old bat threatened to stop it out of my wages.• The old bat led me astray in more ways than one.• The old bats included a plastic, an aluminum and a wooden one.• But smoking was obviously kosher as far as this old bat went.

→ as blind as a bat at blind1

Examples from the Corpus

bat• The tunnel is a place only a bat could love.• The murder is perfectly executed, except that the baseball bat left at the scene of the crime is sticky with fingerprints.• Noctuid moths are eaten by bats, and have evolved a special pair of ears to warn them of approaching danger.• Our classmates tested five bats from K. C. Slammer.• Upon being blocked off from the courtyard, the bat would soon have led him to freedom.• This is tested by gagging the bats before releasing them.• Felt queasy after, but swung the bat okay and then came back to the hotel, which is small but clean.

词汇	bat
释义	bat Word family nounbatterbattingbatfishbatfowlingbatmanbatsmanbatsmanshipbatadjectivebatsbattybatswing Related topics: Animals, Sport bat1 /bæt/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1. HBAa small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night 蝙蝠 → fruit bat 2 a) DSa long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games 球棒；球拍；球板 a baseball bat 棒球球棒 a cricket bat 板球球板 b) British EnglishBrE a round flat piece of wood with a handle, used to hit a ball in table tennis 乒乓球拍 SYN American English paddle →4 See picture of 见图 bat →5 see picture at 见图 sport1 3. be at bat DSBto be the person who is trying to hit the ball in a game of baseball 〔棒球比赛中〕轮到击球 4 do something off your own bat INDEPENDENT PERSON British EnglishBrE informal to do something without being told to do it 主动地做某事，自觉地做某事 She went to see a solicitor off her own bat. 她主动去找了律师。 Examples from the Corpus do something off your own bat• He had made the most ancient blunder in the business quite off his own bat.• Instead, off her own bat, the girl went to see a solicitor in Newton Abbott, Devon. 5 do something right off the bat IMMEDIATELY American EnglishAmE informal to do something immediately 立刻去做某事 He said yes right off the bat. 他当即就答应了。 Examples from the Corpus do something right off the bat• I asked him to help, and he said yes right off the bat.• At least not right off the bat. 6 like a bat out of hell informalFAST/QUICK very fast 极快地，飞快地 I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital. 我飞快地开车赶往医院。 Examples from the Corpus like a bat out of hell• I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital.• They took off like a bat out of hell for Tan Son Nhut. 7. old bat spokenWOMAN an unpleasant old woman 老家伙，老太婆 Examples from the Corpus old bat• Most of our women in the House are frightful old bats.• She's a real old bat, she is.• I stuck some in once when we were a bit short and the old bat threatened to stop it out of my wages.• The old bat led me astray in more ways than one.• The old bats included a plastic, an aluminum and a wooden one.• But smoking was obviously kosher as far as this old bat went. → as blind as a bat at blind1 Examples from the Corpus bat• The tunnel is a place only a bat could love.• The murder is perfectly executed, except that the baseball bat left at the scene of the crime is sticky with fingerprints.• Noctuid moths are eaten by bats, and have evolved a special pair of ears to warn them of approaching danger.• Our classmates tested five bats from K. C. Slammer.• Upon being blocked off from the courtyard, the bat would soon have led him to freedom.• This is tested by gagging the bats before releasing them.• Felt queasy after, but swung the bat okay and then came back to the hotel, which is small but clean. Related topics: Cricket, Baseball bat2 verb (batted, batting) 1. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSCDSB to hit the ball with a bat in cricket or baseball 〔板球或棒球运动〕用球板[棒]击（球） 2 not bat an eye/eyelid informalSHOCK to not seem to be shocked, surprised, or embarrassed 眼睛/眼皮都不眨一下；泰然不动，面不改色 They started talking about sex, but she didn’t bat an eyelid. 他们说起了男女之间的事，可她若无其事，连眼睛都不眨一下。 Examples from the Corpus not bat an eye/eyelid• He used to tell the worst lies without batting an eye. 3. bat your eyes/eyelashes if a woman bats her eyes, she opens and closes them several times quickly, in order to look attractive to men 〔女人〕扑闪眼睛/挤眉弄眼〔为在男人面前显得动人〕 4. go to bat for somebody SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN American EnglishAmE informal to help and support someone 帮助某人，为某人出力 Examples from the Corpus go to bat for somebody• Rene went to bat for me with the director and I ended up getting the part. 5 be batting a thousand SUCCESSFUL American EnglishAmE informal to be very successful 很有成就 She’s been batting a thousand since she got that job. 她得到那份工作以后，一直一帆风顺。 6.bat something ↔ around phrasal verbphr v informal DISCUSSto discuss various ideas or suggestions 讨论，商量 Examples from the Corpus bat around• There are no Draculas turning into bats and flying around.• Would you like to bat me around a little bit to warm up?• The bat flapped around his misshapen hat and took off into the dark.• The new question was batted silently around the room, a room that was growing increasingly hot and airless. Examples from the Corpus bat• He batted 205 minutes in the second innings, making 65 not out.• I noticed that she blinked a lot and, at times, seemed to be trying to bat away the dust.• In a tight match at Christleton visitors Oakmere batted first and set a total of 165 for five, Paul Matthews 66.• Laxman batted for 12 hours in two innings over three days here, and naturally was man of the match.• After the hearing you return to the gallery to bat out a quick story. Origin bat1 1. (1500-1600) back “bat” ((14-16 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language. 2. Old English batt bat2 1. (1400-1500) → BAT12 2. (1800-1900) Probably from bate “to beat the wings” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French batre “to hit”
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