bat
[bæt] noun countable
STICK 棍
ADVANCED
■a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in many games 球棒；球拍；球板•a baseball/cricket/rounders/table tennis bat棒球球棒／板球球板／跑柱式棒球球棒／乒乓球球拍 ⇒ See also batsman
[bæt] noun countable
ANIMAL 动物
■a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night 蝙蝠
[bæt] noun countable
do sth off your own bat UK informal
■to do something without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it 主动地做…；自觉地做…•I didn't ask her to buy them a present - she did it off her own bat.我没有叫她给他们买礼物——是她自己去买的。
[bæt] noun countable
have bats in the belfry old-fashioned disapproving
■to be silly and slightly mad with confused behaviour 傻里傻气，精神失常
⇒ See also batty
[bæt] noun countable
off the bat US
■immediately 立刻，马上•You can't expect to be accepted in a new town right/straight off the bat.你不能期望刚到一个新的城镇，就立刻被人们接受。
[bæt] verb (-tt-)
EYE 眼睛
transitive
■(especially of women) to open and close your eyes quickly several times, especially to attract attention or admiration （尤指女子）眨眼（以引起注意）•She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him.她微笑着，向他眨了眨眼睛。
[bæt] verb (-tt-)
HIT 攻击
intransitive or transitive
■to try to hit a ball with a bat 用球棒（或球拍）击（球）•He batted the ball high into the air.他发了一个高球。 •Jones will be the first to bat.琼斯将是第一位打击手。
[bæt] verb (-tt-)
not bat an eyelid
■to show no sign of surprise or worry when something unexpected happens 眼睛都不眨一下；面不改容•She told him she'd spent all her savings but he didn't bat an eyelid.她告诉他已经花完了自己全部的积蓄，可是他根本不为所动。 |