hitter

/ˈhɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhitə(r), -itə-/ (ame, mw)

hitter — noun

  • hittersingular
  • hittersplural

1. the baseball player standing at the plate, ready to swing at a thrown ball when

1.名詞B1
釋義

the baseball player standing at the plate, ready to swing at a thrown ball when it is their turn to bat.

例句

Darius is the strongest hitter on our high school baseball team.

common pattern: [name] is the [adjective] hitter

The pitcher walked the next hitter to load the bases with runners.

collocation: walk the hitter / face the hitter

同義詞
  • batter

    more common in everyday baseball talk; often interchangeable with 'hitter'

  • slugger

    informal; specifically a hitter known for hitting the ball very hard or for home runs

反義詞
  • pitcher

    the player who throws the ball to the hitter

  • fielder

    the players positioned to catch or stop the hit ball

文法句型

the [adjective] hitter

a [number]-run hitter

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a person in a baseball context. Frequently appears with descriptive modifiers naming a style of batting: 'power hitter', 'pinch hitter', 'leadoff hitter', 'switch hitter', 'designated hitter'.

常見錯誤

❌The hitter caught the ball during the inning.
✅The fielder caught the ball during the inning.
💡a 'hitter' is the batter at the plate, not a player who catches; use 'fielder' or 'catcher' for those roles.