tailenders

IPA/teɪlˈend.ər/
IPA/ˈteɪl.en.dɚ/

tailenders — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

後段打者

板球中排在打序後段、常非主力的人

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.

這些後段打者奮力守住局面，在日落前保住了這場比賽。

cricket: tailenders save the match

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

印度隊的後段打者在快速投手回來後又拿下二十分。

tailenders + add late runs

常見搭配
  • stubborn tailenders
  • tailenders added runs
  • tailenders saved the match
  • last-wicket tailenders
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.

同根字

  • tail end
    名詞B2
  • tail-end
    形容詞C1
  • tailender
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • add late runs
  • save the match
  • near the bottom of the table