home run

IPA/ˌhəʊm ˈrʌn/
IPA/ˌhəʊm ˈrʌn/

home run — 名詞

1. a baseball scoring play in which the player who strikes the ball advances around

1.名詞B1
釋義

全壘打

棒球中擊球後跑完四個壘包得分

a baseball scoring play in which the player who strikes the ball advances around every base and reaches the starting plate, counting as one run for the team.

例句

Nora hit a home run that cleared the fence and brought two teammates home.

Nora 擊出一支全壘打，球飛過圍欄，讓兩位隊友跑回本壘得分。

hit a home run

The crowd roared when the batter sent a home run into the upper deck.

打者擊出的全壘打落在球場上層看臺，全場觀眾歡聲雷動。

常見搭配
  • hit a home run
  • hit a grand slam
  • hit a walk-off home run
  • home run hitter
  • give up a home run
同義詞
  • homer

    informal short form, very common among baseball fans and commentators

  • four-bagger

    older, less common slang for a home run, rarely used today

  • dinger

    informal slang, used mainly in North American sports commentary

反義詞
  • strikeout

    the opposite outcome for a batter — failing to hit the ball and being called out

文法句型

hit a home run

score a home run

用法筆記

This sense is specific to baseball. In other bat-and-ball sports (e.g. cricket, softball) the scoring term is different. The subject is usually a player or the hit itself.

常見錯誤

The player made a home goal.
The player hit a home run.
In baseball the correct term is 'home run', not 'home goal'.
He ran a home run.
He hit a home run.
The batter hits the ball; the scoring play itself is called a home run.

2. an activity, event, or piece of work that is extremely successful and fully achi

2.名詞B2
釋義

大成功

活動或計畫獲得圓滿成功

an activity, event, or piece of work that is extremely successful and fully achieves what was hoped for — for example, a product that sells far beyond expectations, or a presentation that wins over everyone in the room.

例句

The marketing team's new campaign was a home run, doubling sales in just three months.

行銷團隊的新企劃大成功，三個月內業績翻了一倍。

figurative: campaign + home run

Lucía knew her talk was a home run when the CEO praised every slide.

Lucía 看到執行長稱讚每一張投影片時，就知道自己的簡報大獲成功。

常見搭配
  • be a home run
  • hit a home run with
  • turn into a home run
  • prove to be a home run
同義詞
  • smash hit

    stronger emphasis on popularity and public approval; more common in entertainment contexts

  • triumph

    more formal; implies overcoming difficulty or opposition

  • grand slam

    even stronger metaphor from baseball; suggests complete, overwhelming success across multiple areas

反義詞
  • failure

    direct opposite — something that does not achieve its goal

  • flop

    informal; a complete failure, especially in entertainment or business

文法句型

something is a home run

something turns out to be a home run

用法筆記

Common in business, entertainment, and informal speech. Often used with the verbs 'hit', 'be', 'turn out to be', or 'prove to be'. Unlike the baseball sense, this figurative use is not limited to American English speakers but is most common in North America.

常見錯誤

My exam was a home run.' (when you simply passed)
My business pitch was a home run.
'Home run' in figurative use means outstanding, spectacular success, not just adequate performance.
She ran a home run in her career.
Her new project was a home run.
The figurative use is a noun, not a verb phrase.

3. the final part of a long process or task, especially one that requires effort to

3.名詞C1
釋義

最後階段

長期過程的最後一部分

the final part of a long process or task, especially one that requires effort to finish well.

例句

Aoi entered the home run of her marathon preparation after six months of training.

經過六個月的訓練，Aoi 進入了馬拉松備戰的最後階段。

in the home run of something

Delays in the home run of the construction project forced the team to work overtime.

營建專案最後階段的延誤，迫使團隊必須加班趕工。

in the home run of [something]: postmodifier pattern

常見搭配
  • in the home run of
  • the home run of something
同義詞
  • home stretch

    the more common idiom for the final part of a process or journey

  • final leg

    neutral term for the last section of a journey or process

文法句型

in the home run of something

the home run of something

用法筆記

Rare compared with the two main senses. The 'final stage' meaning is more commonly expressed by the idiom 'home stretch' or 'the final leg'. This sense probably developed from the baseball idea of a runner 'heading home' toward the final base.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • home run hitter
  • home run king
  • home run record
  • home run total

常用片語

  • hit a home run
  • score a home run
  • knock a home run
  • be a home run
  • turn out to be a home run
  • hit a home run with