bullpen
/ˈbʊlpen/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʊlpˌɛn] /ˈbʊlpen/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʊlpˌɛn] /ˈbu̇l-ˌpen How to pronounce bullpen (audio) also ˈbəl-/ (ame, mw)
bullpen — 名詞
- bullpensingular
- bullpensplural
1. the area beside the field where a team's extra pitchers throw before they are se
牛棚區
球場邊讓後援投手熱身的區域
the area beside the field where a team's extra pitchers throw before they are sent into the game
Before the ninth inning, Caleb jogged to the bullpen and started throwing fastballs.
第九局前，Caleb 跑向牛棚區，開始投快速球熱身。
pattern: go to the bullpen
A coach watched from the rail while two pitchers warmed up in the bullpen.
教練站在欄邊看著兩名投手在牛棚區熱身。
When the starter hurt his shoulder, Hassan was called from the bullpen.
先發投手肩膀受傷後，Hassan 就從牛棚區被叫上場。
Fans near the bullpen cheered each time Amelia's pitch hit the catcher's glove.
看台靠近牛棚區的球迷，每次 Amelia 的球進手套都會歡呼。
- warm-up area
general phrase and not specific to baseball
- pitching area
descriptive phrase for the space, not the team's relief unit
文法句型
in the bullpen
go to the bullpen
called from the bullpen
用法筆記
This sense names the place where pitchers get ready, not the players themselves. Distinguish it from sense 2, which refers to the relief pitchers as a group.
2. the group of pitchers a team keeps ready to replace the starting pitcher during
牛棚投手
球隊整體的後援投手群
the group of pitchers a team keeps ready to replace the starting pitcher during a game
By August, the bullpen had saved several games after the starters tired early.
到了八月，先發投手常提早疲乏，牛棚投手群救下了好幾場比賽。
pattern: the bullpen had saved
The manager trusted the bullpen more than the struggling starting rotation.
總教練對牛棚投手群的信任，勝過近況不佳的先發輪值。
After two injuries, the team's bullpen was full of rookies from Triple-A.
兩名投手受傷後，這隊的牛棚投手幾乎都是從 Triple-A 拉上來的新秀。
A deep bullpen lets a team protect a small lead late in games.
夠深的牛棚投手群，能讓球隊在比賽後段守住小幅領先。
- relievers
plain everyday label for the individual pitchers
- relief corps
sports-writing term for the whole group
- relief staff
broader phrase for the team's non-starting pitchers
文法句型
the bullpen was ...
deep bullpen
trust the bullpen
用法筆記
This sense refers to the relief staff as a unit. Use sense 1 when you mean the fenced warm-up place beside the field.
3. a big shared workspace where many staff sit together in one room instead of sepa
開放辦公區
多人共用、沒有隔間的辦公區
a big shared workspace where many staff sit together in one room instead of separate offices
The new bullpen has long tables, shared screens, and no private walls.
新的開放辦公區有長桌、共用螢幕，而且沒有私人隔間。
shared workspace layout
Shirin moved from a corner room into the sales bullpen beside the printers.
Shirin 離開角落的小辦公室，搬進影印機旁的業務開放辦公區。
pattern: sales bullpen
Phone calls from the bullpen carried across the floor all afternoon.
開放辦公區傳出的電話聲，整個下午都在樓面上迴盪。
Because the bullpen was so noisy, Eli booked a small meeting room.
因為開放辦公區太吵，Eli 訂了一間小會議室。
- open-plan office
more neutral term for the same physical layout
- shared workspace
broader phrase that can cover non-office settings too
文法句型
the sales bullpen
in the bullpen
move into the bullpen
用法筆記
Usually informal office language in American English. It suggests an open-plan section full of desks, not the whole company or the private office of one person.
4. a fenced area on a farm where bulls are kept
牛欄
農場裡圈養公牛的圍欄區
a fenced area on a farm where bulls are kept
The farmhands pushed the angry bull back into the bullpen before feeding time.
餵食前，農場工人先把那頭憤怒的公牛趕回牛欄。
pattern: back into the bullpen
A broken gate left one side of the bullpen open overnight.
一道壞掉的柵門讓牛欄的一側整夜都開著。
Ravindra checked the water trough beside the bullpen at sunrise.
日出時，Ravindra 去檢查牛欄旁的飲水槽。
Visitors stood well back when the rancher cleaned mud from the bullpen.
牧場主人清理牛欄裡的泥時，遊客都站得很遠。
文法句型
in the bullpen
back into the bullpen
beside the bullpen
用法筆記
This is the literal farm meaning behind the word. In modern use, many learners meet the baseball or courthouse senses first.
5. a cell where people under arrest wait before they are taken into court
候審室
嫌犯上庭前暫時等候的拘留室
a cell where people under arrest wait before they are taken into court
After the arrest, officers kept Tomas in the bullpen until court opened.
逮捕後，警員把 Tomas 留在候審室，直到法院開門。
pattern: kept in the bullpen
Three men waited in the bullpen while the judge finished another case.
法官處理另一件案子時，三名男子在候審室裡等著。
A guard brought water to the bullpen before the afternoon trials began.
下午的審理開始前，一名警衛先把水送到候審室。
From the hallway, Antonia heard loud voices coming from the courthouse bullpen.
站在走廊上，Antonia 聽見法院候審室裡傳來很大的說話聲。
- holding cell
the plain modern term for a temporary detention room
- lockup
more informal and can refer to a police station cell
- detention cell
broader term that does not specifically suggest a courthouse
文法句型
in the bullpen
from the bullpen
courthouse bullpen
用法筆記
Mainly an American legal or news term. It means the temporary room near the courtroom, not a long-term prison cell.