pinch-hit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈpinch-hit verb [intransitive + for] American English 1. HELPto do something for someone else because they are suddenly not able to do it 紧急替代2. DSBto hit for someone else in baseball 〔在棒球运动中〕替补击球 —pinch-hitter noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pinch-hit• I've asked Carl to pinch-hit for me at the meeting next week.ˈpinch-hit verbChineseSyllable
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pinch-hit
ˈpinch-hit
verb [intransitive + for] American English
1. to do something for someone else because they are suddenly not able to do it
2. to hit for someone else in baseball
—pinch-hitter noun [countable]
ˈpinch-hit
verb [intransitive + for] American English1. to do something for someone else because they are suddenly not able to do it
2. to hit for someone else in baseball
—pinch-hitter noun [countable]