bat

bat — 名詞

1. a long, smooth wooden stick with a handle that players swing to strike a moving

1.名詞A2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • club

    broader; covers golf and other heavy hitting tools, not used for table tennis

  • racket

    stringed frame for tennis or badminton; shape and use differ from a bat

  • paddle

    American English for the small bat used in table tennis or pickleball

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

❌He hit the ball with a stick.' (when meaning a sports tool)
✅He hit the ball with a bat.
💡in baseball or cricket, the proper word is bat, not stick.

2. a small furry mammal with thin leathery wings that hunts insects or fruit at nig

2.名詞B1
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

❌A bat is a kind of bird.
✅A bat is a kind of mammal.
💡bats have fur and feed milk to their young; only their wings make them seem bird-like.

3. a player's chance to stand at the plate and try to hit pitches in baseball or cr

3.名詞
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • at-bat

    more standard term in baseball statistics and sports journalism

  • innings

    British, used in cricket for a player or team's batting turn

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

❌It is my bat now.' (when meaning your turn)
✅It is my turn at bat now.
💡the phrase 'at bat' makes the meaning clear; 'my bat' alone usually suggests the stick.

bat — 動詞