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源自中古英语 'batten',意为‘击打’,可能与古英语 'batt'(棍棒)有关。
❶ 用球棒击打(球),通常指棒球或板球运动中挥动球棒击球的动作。
“He batted the ball out of the park.”
(他把球击出了球场。)
“She batted the ball straight to the fielder.”
(她把球直接打向了外野手。)
❶ 快速或随意地挥动某物,通常指像击球一样快速摆动。
“She batted her eyelashes at him.”
(她对他眨了眨眼睛。)
“The cat batted at the toy mouse.”
(猫用爪子拍打玩具老鼠。)
batted around — 指想法或建议被反复讨论或考虑,通常用于非正式场合。
“We batted around several ideas before deciding.”
(我们在决定前反复讨论了好几个想法。)
batted an eye — 形容某人完全没有表现出惊讶或反应,通常用于否定句。
“He didn't bat an eye when he heard the news.”
(他听到消息时连眼睛都没眨一下。)