bat

/bæt/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

蝙蝠；球棒；用球棒击球；眨眼

释义与例句

n. 蝙蝠；球棒
a small flying animal that is active at night; a wooden stick used to hit a ball in baseball or cricket
  1. Bats fly out of the cave at dusk.
    蝙蝠在黄昏时飞出洞穴。
  2. The baseball player picked up his bat and stepped up.
    棒球运动员拿起球棒走上击球位。
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  1. I saw a bat hanging upside down from the branch.
    我看到一只蝙蝠倒挂在树枝上。
v. 用球棒击球；眨眼
to hit a ball with a bat; to blink
  1. He batted the ball into the outfield.
    他把球打到了外场。
  2. She batted her eyelashes and smiled at him.
    她眨了眨睫毛，对他笑了笑。
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  1. The child did not bat an eye at the scary movie.
    那孩子看恐怖电影时眼睛都不眨一下。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 bat 一词两义：夜间会飞的蝙蝠，和击球用的球棒；blind as a bat 表示“视力极差”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • batsman 击球手
    板球运动中用球棒击球的运动员。
同义词
  • club 棍棒，球棍
    club 可指各种棍棒或高尔夫球杆；bat 特指棒球、板球等运动用的球棒。
    He hit the ball with a wooden club. 他用一根木棍击球。
反义词
  • ball 球
    bat 是击球的器具，ball 是被击打的对象，二者在运动中构成相对关系。
    The pitcher threw the ball to the batter. 投手把球投给了击球手。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • rat 老鼠
    rat 是老鼠，bat 是蝙蝠，两者都是小型动物但蝙蝠能飞且多在夜间活动。
    A rat ran across the kitchen floor. 一只老鼠跑过厨房地板。
常见搭配
  • a baseball bat 棒球棒
    He kept a baseball bat behind the door for protection. 他在门后放了一根棒球棒以防身。
  • as blind as a bat 视力极差的
    Without his glasses he is as blind as a bat. 不戴眼镜他什么都看不清。
  • bat an eye 眨眼，惊讶
    She didn't bat an eye when she heard the price. 听到价格时她眼都没眨一下。