pinch hitter
US /ˈpɪntʃ ˌhɪt.ər/
UK /ˈpɪntʃ ˌhɪt.ər/
名詞
1.
代打, 替補擊球員
a baseball player who bats in place of another player, especially when a hit is particularly needed
範例:
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The coach sent in a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning.
教練在第九局下半派出了代打。
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The pinch hitter hit a home run to win the game.
代打擊出全壘打贏得了比賽。
2.
替補, 救火隊員
a person or thing that is brought in to help in an emergency or difficult situation
範例:
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When the main speaker got sick, they had to find a pinch hitter at the last minute.
當主講人病倒時，他們不得不在最後一刻找一個替補。
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Our team needed a pinch hitter for the critical project.
我們的團隊需要一個救火隊員來處理這個關鍵項目。
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