bat

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bat1 /bæt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1. HBAa small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night 蝙蝠 → fruit bat2  a) DSa long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games 球棒；球拍；球板 a baseball bat 棒球球棒 a cricket bat 板球球板 b) British English a round flat piece of wood with a handle, used to hit a ball in table tennis 乒乓球拍 SYN American English paddle →4  See picture of 见图 bat →5 see picture at 见图 sport13. be at bat DSBto be the person who is trying to hit the ball in a game of baseball 〔棒球比赛中〕轮到击球4  do something off your own bat INDEPENDENT PERSON British English informal to do something without being told to do it 主动地做某事，自觉地做某事 She went to see a solicitor off her own bat. 她主动去找了律师。5  do something right off the bat IMMEDIATELY American English informal to do something immediately 立刻去做某事 He said yes right off the bat. 他当即就答应了。6  like a bat out of hell informalFAST/QUICK very fast 极快地，飞快地 I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital. 我飞快地开车赶往医院。7. old bat spokenWOMAN an unpleasant old woman 老家伙，老太婆 → as blind as a bat at blind1

Examples from the Corpus

bat• The tunnel is a place only a bat could love.• The murder is perfectly executed, except that the baseball bat left at the scene of the crime is sticky with fingerprints.• Noctuid moths are eaten by bats, and have evolved a special pair of ears to warn them of approaching danger.• Our classmates tested five bats from K. C. Slammer.• Upon being blocked off from the courtyard, the bat would soon have led him to freedom.• This is tested by gagging the bats before releasing them.• Felt queasy after, but swung the bat okay and then came back to the hotel, which is small but clean.

Related topics: Cricket, Baseball

bat2 verb (batted, batting)  1. [intransitive, transitive]DSCDSB to hit the ball with a bat in cricket or baseball 〔板球或棒球运动〕用球板[棒]击（球）2  not bat an eye/eyelid informalSHOCK to not seem to be shocked, surprised, or embarrassed 眼睛/眼皮都不眨一下；泰然不动，面不改色 They started talking about sex, but she didn’t bat an eyelid. 他们说起了男女之间的事，可她若无其事，连眼睛都不眨一下。3. bat your eyes/eyelashes if a woman bats her eyes, she opens and closes them several times quickly, in order to look attractive to men 〔女人〕扑闪眼睛/挤眉弄眼〔为在男人面前显得动人〕4. go to bat for somebody SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN American English informal to help and support someone 帮助某人，为某人出力5  be batting a thousand SUCCESSFUL American English informal to be very successful 很有成就 She’s been batting a thousand since she got that job. 她得到那份工作以后，一直一帆风顺。6.bat something ↔ around phrasal verb informal DISCUSSto discuss various ideas or suggestions 讨论，商量→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bat• He batted 205 minutes in the second innings, making 65 not out.• I noticed that she blinked a lot and, at times, seemed to be trying to bat away the dust.• In a tight match at Christleton visitors Oakmere batted first and set a total of 165 for five, Paul Matthews 66.• Laxman batted for 12 hours in two innings over three days here, and naturally was man of the match.• After the hearing you return to the gallery to bat out a quick story.Origin bat1 1. (1500-1600) back “bat” ((14-16 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language. 2. Old English batt bat2 1. (1400-1500) → BAT122. (1800-1900) Probably from bate “to beat the wings” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French batre “to hit”

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bat¹ S3 /bæt/ noun [countable]1. a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night ⇨ fruit bat
2.
  a. a long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games:
    a baseball bat
    a cricket bat
  b. British English a round flat piece of wood with a handle, used to hit a ball in table tennis
   SYN  paddle American English
3. be at bat to be the person who is trying to hit the ball in a game of baseball
4. do something off your own bat British English informal to do something without being told to do it:
    She went to see a solicitor off her own bat.
5. do something right off the bat American English informal to do something immediately:
    He said yes right off the bat.
6. like a bat out of hell informal very fast:
    I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital.
7. old bat spoken an unpleasant old woman
⇨ as blind as a bat at blind¹(1c)

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bat² verb (past tense and past participle batted, present participle batting)1. [intransitive and transitive] to hit the ball with a bat in cricket or baseball
2. not bat an eye/eyelid informal to not seem to be shocked, surprised, or embarrassed:
    They started talking about sex, but she didn’t bat an eyelid.
3. bat your eyes/eyelashes if a woman bats her eyes, she opens and closes them several times quickly, in order to look attractive to men
4. go to bat for somebody American English informal to help and support someone
5. be batting a thousand American English informal to be very successful:
    She’s been batting a thousand since she got that job.
     
bat something ↔ around phrasal verb informal
  to discuss various ideas or suggestions