pinch-hit
- IPA[ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪt]
英式
- bat instead of another player, typically at a critical point in the game；act as a substitute for someone, especially in an emergency
verb: pinch-hit, 3rd person present: pinch-hits, gerund or present participle: pinch-hitting, past tense: pinch-hit, past participle: pinch-hit
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. bat instead of another player, typically at a critical point in the game he pinch-hit for O'Brien and grounded out he elected to bring on a right-hander to pinch-hit
- ▪ act as a substitute for someone, especially in an emergency last year, I pinch-hit for a movie critic on paternity leave
