| 词汇 | a pinch hitter |
| 释义 | (redirected from a pinch hitter)pinch hitter1. In baseball, a batter who substitutes for someone else. Their pinch hitter ended up hitting a grand slam and winning the game for them! 2. By extension, anyone who acts as a substitute, especially at the last minute or in an emergency. Because the attorney assigned to the case is so close to having her baby, they asked me to be a pinch hitter in case she gives birth before the trial is over. pinch hitterA substitute for another person, especially in an emergency. For example, Pat expected her mother to help with the baby, but just in case, she lined up her mother-in-law as pinch hitter . This expression comes from baseball, where it is used for a player substituting for another at bat at a critical point or in a tight situation (called a pinch since the late 1400s). [Late 1800s] pinch hitter1. n. a substitute batter in the game of baseball. Sam is a pinch hitter for Ralph, who broke his wrist. 2. n. any substitute person. In school today we had a pinch hitter. Our teacher was sick. |
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