bunt
/bʌnt/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌnt] /bʌnt/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌnt] /ˈbənt How to pronounce bunt (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bunt — verb
- buntpresent simple I / you / we / they
- buntshe / she / it
- buntedpast simple
- bunting-ing form
1. in baseball, to hold the bat out and meet the ball softly so it stays near home
in baseball, to hold the bat out and meet the ball softly so it stays near home plate or trickles just a little way into the field
Anthony bunted the ball down the third-base line to move the runner.
bunt + the ball + down the line
With one out, Élise tried to bunt and reached first safely.
The coach told Sivan to bunt toward first after the wild pitch.
Trang bunted in front of the plate, and the fast runner scored.
- swing
suggests taking a full swing at the pitch instead of deadening the ball
文法句型
bunt the ball
try to bunt
bunt down the line
用法筆記
Usually chosen to advance a runner, not to hit for distance. Common objects are the ball or the pitch, and baseball commentary often uses it without an object.
常見錯誤
2. to shove or strike a person or thing by driving your head into it
to shove or strike a person or thing by driving your head into it
The ram bunted the farm gate until the loose chain broke.
animal subject + bunt + object
Adisa's goat bunted the farmer's leg during the morning feeding.
When Walid leaned over the stall, the calf bunted him in the chest.
The angry sheep kept bunting the fence with short, hard pushes.
- nudge
usually means a gentler push, often without a hard blow
文法句型
bunt someone
bunt a gate
keep bunting the fence
用法筆記
Most often used for animals such as goats, sheep, or cattle. In everyday English, many speakers use butt more often than bunt for this meaning.
常見錯誤
bunt — noun
- buntsingular
- buntsplural
1. in baseball, a softly placed hit that stays near the batter instead of being dri
in baseball, a softly placed hit that stays near the batter instead of being driven far into the field
Quinn dropped a bunt between the pitcher and first baseman.
drop / lay down a bunt
The sacrifice bunt moved the runner to third with one out.
collocation: sacrifice bunt
A slow bunt rolled along the chalk, and the catcher missed it.
After two long swings, Olivia surprised everyone with a careful bunt.
- tap
a general word for a light hit, not a fixed baseball noun
- sacrifice bunt
a specific kind of bunt used to advance a runner
- drive
a much harder hit that sends the ball much farther
文法句型
lay down a bunt
drop a bunt
field a bunt
用法筆記
Often appears in the phrase sacrifice bunt when the batter expects to get out in order to move a runner forward.