bat

noun

1. 球棒；球拍；球板
   a piece of wood with a handle, made in various shapes and sizes, and used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball , cricket and table tennis
   1. a baseball/cricket bat
      棒球球棒；板球球板
2. 蝙蝠
   an animal like a mouse with wings, that flies and feeds at night (= it is nocturnal ). There are many types of bat .

verb

1. 用球板击球，用球棒击球（尤指板球或棒球运动）
   to hit a ball with a bat , especially in a game of cricket or baseball
   1. He bats very well.
      他擅长击球。
   2. Who's batting first for the Orioles?
      谁代表金莺队第一个出场击球？

1. N-COUNT 球棒；球拍
   A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
   1. ...a baseball bat.
      棒球球棒
2. VERB 轮到击球
   When you bat, you have a turn at hitting the ball with a bat in baseball, softball, cricket, or rounders.
   1. Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.
      轮到澳大利亚队出场击球，他们开始打得很谨慎。
3. 蝙蝠
   A bat is a small flying animal that looks like a mouse with wings made of skin. Bats are active at night.
4. See also: old bat
5. 连眼睛也不眨一下；镇定自若；泰然处之
   When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
6. PHRASE 支持；为…出力
   If you go to bat for someone or go in to bat for them, you give them your support.
   1. The old judge doesn't like the thought of no one going in to bat for the accused.
      老法官不希望没有人为被告辩护。
7. PHRASE （开车）飞一般地，风驰电掣地，飞快地
   If you drive like a bat out of hell, you drive extremely fast.
   1. He took off for Helsinki like a bat out of hell.
      他飞快赶往赫尔辛基。
8. PHRASE 独立地；自主地；主动地
   If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
   1. Whatever she did she did off her own bat. Whatever she did was nothing to do with me.
      她所做的一切都是她自己主动要做的。她做的任何事都与我无关。
9. PHRASE 马上；立刻
   If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately.
   1. He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.
      他立刻明白在这一行业中不能依靠任何东西。

1. That silly old bat. I ask you, who'd she think she was?
   那个老蠢货。我倒要问一问，她以为她是谁呀？
2. Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.
   轮到澳大利亚队出场击球，他们开始打得很谨慎。
3. The old judge doesn't like the thought of no one going in to bat for the accused.
   老法官不希望没有人为被告辩护。
4. He took off for Helsinki like a bat out of hell.
   他飞快赶往赫尔辛基。
5. Whatever she did she did off her own bat. Whatever she did was nothing to do with me.
   她所做的一切都是她自己主动要做的。她做的任何事都与我无关。
6. He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.
   他立刻明白在这一行业中不能依靠任何东西。
7. It was time to consign his bat and glove to the cupboard
   该把他的球棒和手套搁进柜子里了。
8. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat
   他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。
9. In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.
   在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。
10. The handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm.
    一个板球拍柄从他的胳肢窝下面伸了出来。
11. I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.
    我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
12. I picked up his baseball bat and swung at the man's head.
    我捡起他的棒球棒朝那个人的头打去。
13. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
    孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了，决定先击球。
14. The boy traded his knife for a cricket bat.
    那男孩用他的刀子换了一个板球棒。
15. The bat judges distances by a kind of echo-location.
    蝙蝠用一种回声测定法来判断距离。
16. I have left my bat at home.
    我把球拍忘在家里了。
17. He is as blind as a bat.
    他双眼全是瞎的。
18. He is a useful bat.
    他是优秀的击球员。
19. The cry of a bat is too acute for the human ear to hear.
    蝙蝠的叫声非常尖细，人类的耳朵听不见。
20. The bat isn't a bird.
    蝙蝠不是鸟。
21. Stepping from the bright sunlight into the darkness of that cellar, I was as blind as a bat until my eyes became used to it.
    从明亮的阳光下走进黑暗的地窖中，我什么也看不见，直到眼睛适应了为止。
22. Speaking off the bat, I'd say you were right.
    说一句不打草稿的话，我认为你是对的。
23. Bring your bat so we can play ball.
    带上你的球拍，我们好打球。
24. Only one of us had a bat phobia but she was very brave!
    我们只有一个了蝙蝠的恐惧，但她很勇敢！
25. The bat together with the balls was stolen.
    球拍和球全被偷了。
26. The wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous.
    蝙蝠的翅膀和人类的手臂是相应的。
27. Wow! A baseball and a bat.
    是一个棒球和一支球棒！
28. I think you got that bat disease.
    我想你是得了蝙蝠病了。
29. My cricket bat has sprung.
    我的板球拍弯曲了。
30. I'll show you a bat and ball.
    我会为你举着球拍和球。

bat sth↔around

1. 详细讨论（想法、计划等）的可行性
   to discuss whether an idea or a plan is good or not, before deciding what to do
   1. a baseball/cricket bat
      棒球球棒；板球球板

n.

like a bat out of hell

• 疾速地；迅速地
  very fast

off your own bat

• 自觉地；主动地
  if you do sth off your own bat , it is your own idea and you do it without help or encouragement from anyone else

(as) blind as a bat

• 视力不佳
  not able to see well

right off the bat

• 立即；马上；毫不耽搁
  immediately; without delay
  1. We both liked each other right off the bat.
     我们俩一见如故。

v.

bat your eyes/eyelashes

• 眉目传情；挤眉弄眼
  to open and close your eyes quickly, in a way that is supposed to be attractive

bat a thousand

• 非常成功；大获全胜
  to be very successful

go to bat for sb

• 帮助（或支持）某人
  to give sb help and support

not bat an eyelid

• 不动声色；面不改色；眼睛都不眨一下
  to show no surprise or embarrassment when sth unusual happens
  1. She didn't bat an eyelid when I told her my news.
     我把我最近的事告诉她时，她一点也不为所动。

noun

1. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
   1. he was at bat when it happened
   2. he got four hits in four at-bats

   Synonym:    at-bat

2. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

   Synonym:    chiropteran

3. a club used for hitting a ball in various games

4. the club used in playing cricket
   1. a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting

   Synonym:    cricket bat

5. a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

   Synonym:    squash racketsquash racquet

verb

1. wink briefly
   1. bat one's eyelids

   Synonym:    flutter

2. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
   1. We licked the other team on Sunday!

   Synonym:    creamclobberdrubthrashlick

3. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
   1. bat the ball

4. use a bat
   1. Who's batting?

5. have a turn at bat
   1. Jones bats first, followed by Martinez