bat = to strike, to beat(打) 来自拉丁语的battere 意为 to strike,to beat。同义词根来自拉丁语的flict,cuss,fend/fens(fenc,fest),lid/lis,plaud/plaus(plod,plos,plex)等和来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的sla。此外,bat还有to go的含义。
1、 The girls on the wesleyan academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, eighth-grader Taylor bisbee shivered a little as she watched her teammate Paris white play.