tailenders

/teɪlˈend.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈteɪl.en.dɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtāl-ˌen-dər How to pronounce tailender (audio)/ (ame, mw)

tailenders — noun

1. a batter in cricket who comes near the bottom of the batting order and is usuall

1.名詞C1
釋義

a batter in cricket who comes near the bottom of the batting order and is usually not one of the team's strongest hitters; more generally, a person or thing that ends up behind the rest.

例句

The tailenders blocked bravely and saved the match before sunset.

cricket: tailenders save the match

India's tailenders added twenty runs after the fast bowlers returned.

tailenders + add late runs

同義詞
  • lower-order batters

    neutral cricket term that focuses on batting position

  • backmarkers

    used more for races or league tables than for cricket

  • laggards

    broader and more critical, suggesting slow progress

反義詞

文法句型

the tailenders

[team]'s tailenders

tailenders + verb

用法筆記

Most often used in cricket for batters near the bottom of the order. Writers also use it figuratively for people or teams stuck near the end of a ranking, but that wider use is less common.

常見錯誤

❌The tailenders opened the batting for India.
✅India's tailenders came in after the top order had fallen.
💡tailenders bat near the end of the order, not at the start.