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词汇 home run
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home run
noun the journey of a circus from the final engagement of the season to the winter quarters US, 1980⇨ See: HOME BASE. hit a home runto have sex US, 2001
⇨ home base; home run
noun in the teenage categorisation of sexual activity, sexual intercourse US, 1963
idiomhome runhit a home run AmEAmEto do something that is very popular or successful:The president seems to have hit a home run with his new economic policy.I have to admit that the government's lawyers hit a home run, but we plan to appeal the court's decision.
Note In the sport of baseball, a home run is the best hit a player can make.

home run

1. In baseball and softball, a hit that allows one to round all four bases and score, typically because the ball has been hit past the limits of the outfield. If Lamont can hit a home run, we'll win the game!
2. By extension, an action that is very successful. Our numbers have been down, so we really need to hit a home run this quarter in order to turn a profit for the year. It was an unexpected interview question, but I really feel like a hit a home run with it.

home run

A highly successful achievement; also, doubling one's profits. For example, We scored a home run with that drug stock, buying it at 15 and selling at 30. This expression originated in the mid-1800s in baseball, where it refers to a pitched ball batted so far that the batter can round all three bases and reach home plate, scoring a run. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.
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