third base
US /ˈθɜːrd ˌbeɪs/
UK /ˈθɜːrd ˌbeɪs/
1.
三壘
the base in baseball that a runner must reach after second base and before scoring a run
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The runner slid safely into third base.
跑壘員安全滑到三壘。
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He hit a double and advanced to third base on an error.
他打出二壘安打，並因失誤推進到三壘。
2.
三壘 (俚語)
(slang) the third stage of sexual intimacy, typically involving oral sex or manual stimulation, but not intercourse
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They reached third base on their second date.
他們在第二次約會時達到了三壘。
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He was hoping to get to third base, but she wasn't ready.
他希望能到三壘，但她還沒準備好。