Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bats, present participle batting, past tense, past participle batted
1N-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. 球棒;球拍
5PHRASE 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. 连眼睛也不眨一下;镇定自若;泰然处之
6PHRASE [VERB inflects]支持;为…出力 If you go to bat for someone or go in to bat for them, you give them your support. 支持;为…出力
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。
7PHRASE [PHRASE after verb](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. (开车)飞一般地,风驰电掣地,飞快地 [informal]
He took off for Helsinki like a bat out of hell.
他飞快赶往赫尔辛基。
8PHRASE 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. 独立地;自主地;主动地 [British]
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。
9PHRASE 马上;立刻 If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately. 马上;立刻 [US]
He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.