inning

/ˈɪnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈi-niŋ/ (ame, mw)

inning — 名詞

  • inningsingular
  • inningsplural

1. One of the nine sections that make up a standard baseball game. In each inning,

1.名詞B1
釋義

局

棒球比賽的分局單位

One of the nine sections that make up a standard baseball game. In each inning, both teams take turns batting and trying to score runs while the other team fields.

例句

The home team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, taking a two-run lead.

主隊在第七局下半得了三分，取得兩分的領先。

preposition phrase: in the bottom of the [ordinal] inning

By the fifth inning, Diego had already struck out seven batters and was still throwing hard.

到了第五局時，Diego 已經三振了七名打者，而且仍在全力投球。

by the [ordinal] inning — time reference

文法句型

the [ordinal] inning

in the [ordinal] inning

extra innings

用法筆記

An inning has two halves: the top (away team bats first) and the bottom (home team bats). If the score is tied after nine innings, the game continues into extra innings until one team leads at the end of a full inning. Do not confuse the singular 'inning' (baseball) with the plural-form 'innings' (cricket), which refers to a team's entire batting turn regardless of length.

常見錯誤

❌The cricket match lasted five innings.
✅The cricket match lasted five days of play, with each team having two innings.
💡'innings' in cricket is both singular and plural, whereas 'inning' in baseball is a single period that always happens in a set of nine.
❌Japan won in the bottom half of the fifth inning.
✅Japan scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
💡Use 'bottom of the inning' (not 'bottom half') as the standard baseball term.