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bat

bat

noun

Sử dụng:

70%

Tương ứng: flying mammal

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: A small flying mammal with wings and a body covered in fur, active mostly at night.

A bat is an animal that can fly. It has wings and is usually awake at night. Bats eat insects or fruit.

I saw a bat flying at night.

Bats sleep during the day time.

Nature Animals

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bird butterfly moth squirrel

noun

Sử dụng:

90%

Tương ứng: club, stick

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: A solid club used to hit a ball in sports like baseball or cricket.

A bat is a wooden or metal stick used to hit a ball. People use bats in games like baseball or cricket to play and score points.

He hit the ball with a bat.

I bought a new cricket bat yesterday.

Sports Equipment

Nhãn:

sports baseball cricket stick hit ball game

Từ Tương Tự:

racket club paddle stick

verb

Sử dụng:

85%

Tương ứng: hit, strike

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: To hit something or someone with a quick, swinging motion.

To bat means to hit something with a bat or with your hand in a fast movement. It is often used in sports like baseball or cricket.

He batted the ball very hard.

The player batted all the way to the base.

Sports Action

Nhãn:

hit strike swing play sport action ball

Từ Tương Tự:

hit strike swing punch

noun

Sử dụng:

75%

Tương ứng: turn, try

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: The act or turn of trying to hit the ball in a game like baseball or cricket.

Bat as a noun also means the time when a player tries to hit the ball in games such as baseball or cricket. Each player gets a chance or turn called a 'bat'.

It is my turn to bat now.

She had a good bat in the last game.

Sports Game play

Nhãn:

turn attempt play sport baseball cricket chance

Từ Tương Tự:

turn chance try play

noun

Sử dụng:

40%

Tương ứng: try, attempt

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: Used informally to mean 'try' or 'attempt' (usually in phrases like 'give it a bat').

In informal English, 'bat' can mean an attempt to do something. People might say 'give it a bat' meaning 'try it'. This is a casual, idiomatic use.

Give it a bat and see what happens.

She had a bat at solving the problem.

Informal Language Idioms

Nhãn:

try attempt idiom informal phrase effort casual

Từ Tương Tự:

try attempt shot go

noun

Sử dụng:

30%

Tương ứng: luck, chance

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: (Slang, informal) One's luck or chance, especially in a difficult situation.

In some informal contexts, 'bat' means a chance or opportunity, especially in unlucky or difficult moments. The phrase 'no second bat' means no second chance.

You won't get a second bat at this.

His bat ran out after a bad decision.

Informal Language Idioms

Nhãn:

chance luck opportunity slang informal idiom phrase

Từ Tương Tự:

luck chance shot opportunity

noun

Sử dụng:

25%

Tương ứng: length, measure

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: A measurement of distance in cricket equal to the length of the cricket bat (approximately 1.22 meters).

In cricket, a 'bat's length' is a way to measure short distances. It means about the length of the bat. People use it to say how close something was.

The ball went past by a bat's length.

He missed by a bat's length only.

Sports Measurement

Nhãn:

measurement cricket distance sport length unit close

Từ Tương Tự:

length meter distance unit

verb

Sử dụng:

60%

Tương ứng: blink, flutter

Phát âm: /bæt/

Ý nghĩa: To blink or flutter the eyes quickly, used especially with 'bat an eye' meaning to show surprise.

Bat can mean to blink your eyes quickly. We often say 'not bat an eye' to show no surprise or reaction. It is used in speaking to describe quick eye movement.

She did not bat an eye at the news.

He batted his eyes to get attention.

Body Language Expressions

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