at-bat

/ət ˈbæt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈætbˈæt] /ət ˈbæt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌət ˈbæt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈætbˈæt] /ˌæt ˈbæt/ (ame, ipa)

at-bat — noun

1. in baseball, one turn in which a player stands at home plate and swings the bat

1.名詞B1
釋義

in baseball, one turn in which a player stands at home plate and swings the bat at pitches delivered by the opposing team's pitcher. A player's at-bats are counted as an official statistic to evaluate their hitting performance.

例句

Karim had three at-bats in yesterday's game and got one hit.

Tara's first at-bat of the season ended with a walk to first base.

possessive: [name]'s first at-bat

同義詞
  • plate appearance

    a broader term that includes walks and sacrifices, which are not counted as at-bats in official statistics

  • turn at bat

    a less formal, everyday way of saying the same thing

文法句型

have + [number] + at-bat(s)

[number] + at-bat(s)

用法筆記

Commonly written as 'AB' in baseball score sheets and statistical tables. The plural form is 'at-bats'.

常見錯誤

❌He had four at-bat in the game.
✅He had four at-bats in the game.
💡The countable noun takes a plural -s.

at-bat — adverb