pitcher

Pitcher是英語名詞，具有“投手”與“大水罐”雙重核心釋義，亦可作為姓氏使用。在美式英語中，該詞指代帶手柄、頂部窄口的柱形容器，常用於盛裝或傾倒液體；在棒球運動中則指比賽中向擊球手投球的專職球員。

作為多義詞，其含義隨語境而變化。體育領域內，pitcher是棒球比賽的核心角色，衍生出“救援投手”“左撇子投手”等專業術語；作為器具時，常見於“水壺”“豬籠草”（pitcher plant）等複合詞中，後者因葉片形似水罐而得名。美式英語中“pitcher”對應英式英語的“jug”，體現地域用詞差異。例句如“He poured milk from the pitcher”和“The pitcher retired batters”分別印證兩類用法。

該詞源自古法語“pichier”（罐）及中古英語“picher”，原指陶製容器。19世紀棒球運動興起後，“投手”作為固定術語被廣泛使用，形成現代雙重釋義體系。[總字數：297]

基本介紹

• 外文名：pitcher
• 詞性：名詞
• 英式發音：[ˈpɪtʃə(r)]
• 美式發音：[ˈpɪtʃər]

單詞釋義

英 [ˈpɪtʃə(r)] 美 [ˈpɪtʃər]

n. 投手；大水罐

n. （Pitcher）人名；（英）皮徹

[ 複數 pitchers ]

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

pitcher /ˈpɪtʃə/ TEM8

1.N-COUNT A pitcher is a cylindrical container with a handle and is used for holding and pouring liquids. 壺 [美國英語]

2.N-COUNT In baseball, the pitcher is the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it. (棒球) 投手

短語搭配

relief pitcher 候援投手 ; 替補投手 ; 救援投手

starting pitcher 開局投手 ; 先投手 ; 最先出場的投手

setup pitcher 布局投手

Pitcher-Plants of Borneo 婆羅洲的豬籠草

pitcher plant 豬籠草 ; 研究室左邊 ; 豬籠草

water pitcher 大水瓶 ; 水壺 ; 玻璃水瓶 ; 供液壺

middle relief pitcher 中繼投手 ; 短中繼投手

ILLEGAL PITCHER 違規投手

雙語例句

• The Marlin pitcher struck out the first batter he faced. 那位馬林投手使他面對的第一個擊球員三擊不中而出局。
• He went to the mound to talk with a struggling pitcher who spoke only Spanish. 他走到投球區土墩和一名只講西班牙語、奮力拚搏的投手交談。
• The baseball pitcher had a brief affair with her. 那個棒球投手和她有段短暫戀情。
• I started out playing T-ball which is, there's no pitcher. 我一開始打的是簡易棒球，沒有投手。
• A thirsty crow once came upon a pitcher with very little water in it. 有一次，一隻口渴的烏鴉碰巧遇到一隻大水罐，裡面只有一點點水。
• Just then, the crow saw a pebble beside the pitcher and it gave him an idea. 就在這時，烏鴉看到水罐旁邊有塊小鵝卵石，這讓他想到一個主意。
• Insects that land on the rim of the pitcher slide on the liquid and tumble in. 落在水罐邊緣的昆蟲在液體上滑行，並在裡面打滾。
• If he's touching all the other glasses with the same pitcher, think about all those germs. 如果他用同一個水罐碰其他所有的杯子，想想那些細菌。
• These animals shred the prey that fall into the pitcher, and the smaller organisms feed on the debris. 這些動物撕碎掉到水罐里的獵物，而小一些的生物則以殘骸為食。
• If we're talking about a pitcher, like Matsuzaka, we might want to know the speed of his average fastball. 如果我們談到一個投手，像松阪，我們可能想知道他的平均快球速度。
• My sister fetched a pitcher of iced water. 我妹妹取來一壺冰水。
• Take Miss Mary away now and send Pitcher to me. 現在把瑪麗小姐帶走，叫皮徹過來。
• "Very well, Mr. Pitcher," Mrs. Medlock answered. “很好，皮徹先生。”梅洛太太回答。
• In a quart pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water. 在一個夸脫罐里，將糖和鹽溶解在熱水中。
• Seems like there's neither Master nor Mistress except Mr. Pitcher an' Mrs. Medlock. 好像除了皮徹先生和梅德洛克太太之外，沒有男主人，也沒有女主人。
• Pitcher plants use yet another strategy, growing long tube-shaped leaves to imprison their prey. 豬籠草使用了另一種策略，它們長出長長的管狀葉子來囚禁獵物。
• He went through the garden to the villa and ordered Pitcher to prepare for his return to England. 他穿過花園來到別墅，命令皮徹收拾行李，準備返回英國。
• But the purple pitcher plant, which lives in bogs and infertile sandy soils in North America, enlists other organisms to process its food. 但是這種紫色的豬籠草，生活在北美的沼澤和貧瘠的沙質土壤中，吸收其他生物來作為它的食物。
• Raffles' pitcher plant, from the jungles of Borneo, produces nectar that both lures insects and forms a slick surface on which they can't get a grip. 萊佛士的豬籠草來自婆羅洲的叢林，它產出的花蜜既能吸引昆蟲，又能形成一個光滑的表面，讓昆蟲無法找到著力點。
• A pitcher or a flytrap cannot carry out much photosynthesis because, unlike plants with ordinary leaves, they do not have flat solar panels that can grab lots of sunlight. 豬籠草或捕蠅草不能進行太多光合作用，因為和普通植物的葉子不一樣，它們沒有能接受太陽能的平台，來吸收大量陽光。
• Finally, he found a pitcher. 終於，他找到了一個大水罐。
• The pitcher tagged him out. 投手將他觸殺出局。
• Fill your pitcher and come home. 灌滿你的水瓶回家去吧。
• One pitcher, cheap stuff . 給我一壺最便宜的.
• Held in His pitcher. 他水罐中的止水。
• When I was little, I wanted to be a pitcher. 小時候我一直想到投手。
• Now click on the lemonade pitcher and the cups. 現在按一下檸檬水大水罐和杯子。
• No, he calls for a pitcher of water and a rag. 他不用手紙，卻要一壺水和一塊破布。
• First click on the pitcher to fill it with ice water. 首先按一下大水罐把它加滿冰水。