pitcher
英 [ˈpɪtʃ.ər]
美 [ˈpɪtʃ.ɚ]
- n. 投手;大水罐
- n. (Pitcher)人名;(英)皮彻
1. 谐音“皮球儿”---投皮球儿的人---投手。
2. pitcher beaker.
pitcher 壶,罐来自古法语pichier,壶,罐,来自拉丁语bicarium,来自希腊语bikos,陶制容器,词源同beaker.拼写可能受pitch影响。
- pitcher
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pitcher: see beaker
- pitcher (n.1)
- "earthen jug," c. 1200, from Old French pichier (12c.), altered from bichier, from Medieval Latin bicarium, probably from Greek bikos "earthen vessel" (see beaker). Pitcher-plant is recorded from 1819; so called for its resemblance.
- pitcher (n.2)
- "one who pitches," 1722, agent noun from pitch (v.1). Originally of one tossing hay into a wagon, etc.; baseball sense first recorded 1845.
- 1. a pitcher of water
- 一罐水
- 2. As a pitcher, Luther is better than James by a long chalk.
- 作为一名棒球投手, 卢瑟比詹姆斯高明得多.
- 3. Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.
- 任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常.
- 4. The pitcher has beaned as many as three batters in this game.
- 在这?热?投手投球竟打中了三个击手的头.
- 5. He poured the milk out of the pitcher.
- 他从大罐中倒出牛奶.