shortstop

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short·stop /ˈʃɔːtstɒp $ ˈʃɔːrtstɑːp/ noun [countable]  DSBa player on a baseball team who tries to stop any balls that are hit between second and third base2(7) 〔棒球第二垒与第三垒之间的〕游击手

Examples from the Corpus

shortstop• But, as a shortstop, he had his problems.• Padres closer Trevor Hoffman, lest we forget, started out as a shortstop.• Word has it that Offerman will start at shortstop.• Dunston expected the old times at shortstop to return.• Philadelphia Phillie shortstop Kevin Stocker is among trade possibilities...• I swear he could play shortstop.• Rookie shortstop Jimmy Rollins, the only regular to play, tripled, singled, stole a base and scored two runs.• The defense lapsed in the sixth, when shortstop Craig Shipley muffed a spinning grounder.

short·stop nounChineseSyllable  

team a baseball on who player tries Corpus a

shortstop
short‧stop /ˈʃɔːtstɒp $ ˈʃɔːrtstɑːp/ noun [countable]
a player on a baseball team who tries to stop any balls that are hit between second and third base²(7)