at-bat
/ət ˈbæt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈætbˈæt] /ət ˈbæt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌət ˈbæt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈætbˈæt] /ˌæt ˈbæt/ (ame, ipa)
at-bat — 名詞
1. in baseball, one turn in which a player stands at home plate and swings the bat
打席
棒球中球員上場打擊一次
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.
Karim had three at-bats in yesterday's game and got one hit.
Karim 在昨天的比賽中有三個打席,擊出一支安打。
Tara's first at-bat of the season ended with a walk to first base.
Tara 本季的第一個打席以保送上一壘作收。
possessive: [name]'s first at-bat
The pitcher struck out the first two batters without any hits in their at-bats.
那位投手讓前兩名打者三振出局,在那兩個打席中完全沒有安打。
The coach studied each player's at-bat statistics before writing the lineup.
教練在排定打線之前,仔細研究了每位球員的打席數據。
- 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
at-bat — 副詞
1. in baseball, describing the situation where a player has entered the batter's bo
打擊中
處於上場打擊的狀態
in baseball, describing the situation where a player has entered the batter's box and is actively facing the pitcher during their turn to swing the bat.
Lukas stepped up to the plate, ready to go at-bat against the team's best pitcher.
Lukas 走上打擊區,準備上場打擊對戰隊上最強的投手。
go + at-bat
The announcer told the crowd who was at-bat next for the visiting team.
播報員向觀眾宣布客隊的下一位上場打擊者是誰。
Rachid kept his eyes on the pitcher the whole time he was at-bat.
Rachid 在打擊時全程緊盯投手。
Charlotte watched her teammate closely from the dugout while he was at-bat against the new pitcher.
Charlotte 在休息區內緊盯著隊友,看著他上場對戰新投手。
- at the plate
a more common informal alternative with the same meaning
- batting
a simpler verb that can replace the adverbial phrase in most contexts
文法句型
be + at-bat
go + at-bat
用法筆記
Unlike the noun form, this adverbial use does NOT take a plural. 'He went at-bat' describes an action, not a countable event. Often written as two separate words ('at bat') in this grammatical role.