pitcher

英 [ˈpɪtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈpɪtʃər]

n.  (尤指旧时的)带柄的陶罐; 投球手

复数：pitchers　

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牛津词典

noun

noun

• （尤指旧时的）带柄的陶罐
  a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids
• 投球手
  the player who throws the ball to the batter

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （有柄有嘴的）罐，壶
  Apitcheris a jug.
  1. ...a pitcher of iced water.
     一罐冰水
• （通常指筒状细颈双耳的）陶罐，陶壶
  Apitcheris a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears.
• N-COUNT （棒球运动中的）投手
  In baseball, thepitcheris the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
  1. Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
     在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。

英英释义

noun

• the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
  1. he has played every position except pitcher
  2. they have a southpaw on the mound
  Synonym:mound
• an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
  Synonym:ewer
• (baseball) the person who does the pitching
  1. our pitcher has a sore arm
  Synonym:hurlertwirler
• (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
• the quantity contained in a pitcher
  Synonym:pitcherful

双语例句

• This pitcher from Taiwan is now a baseball sensation.
  这位来自台湾的投手现在是引起轰动的棒球风雨人物。
• He may also have been the best pitcher in baseball ever.
  他可能是棒球史上最伟大的投手。
• As a pitcher, john is better than James by a long chalk.
  作为一名棒球投手，约翰比詹姆斯高明得多。
• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.
  他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• That only happens when the pitcher is tired.
  这只会在投手累了的时候才会发生。
• A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher.
  由投手和接手组成的一个单位。
• I want a hamburger and a pitcher of water.
  我要一个汉堡包和一大罐水。
• I'll bet they already have a new pitcher.
  我打赌他们已经找到一个新的投手了。
• Replacing a pitcher in baseball.
  棒球运动中更换投手的行为。
• Finally, he found a pitcher.
  终于，他找到了一个大水罐。