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词汇 brushback-pitch
释义 brushback pitch
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/ us /ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/(alsobrushback)
in baseball, a ball intentionally thrown fast and too close to the batter's body, forcing the batter to step back. Brushback pitches are against the rules: (棒球)投近身球
He got punished for throwing a brushback pitch in training.他因为在训练中投掷了一个近身球而被罚。
US
an action or statement that can be seen as an attempt to threaten or frighten someone: 威胁性(或恐吓性)行为(或言语)
At a news conference, he threw a brushback pitch at his former coach.在一次新闻发布会上,他出言威胁自己的前任教练。
As a player, he was never a goody-two-shoes. He threw brushback pitches.
White House officials insist that their foreign policy goal is not to depose the government, but rather to throw a series of brushback pitches.
He might face a brushback pitch or two when he testifies next week before a congressional committee.
Making the government face the prospect of defending the Whitaker appointment constitutes an important brushback pitch.
The main differences in the game from when I played are the money being made and lack of brushbacks.
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brushback pitch
Play-by-play announcers sometimes call a high brushbackpitch as being high and tight.
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The brushbackpitch was an integral part of his repertoire to back batters off the plate, and was especially tough on right-handed hitters in this respect.
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Depending on the exact height and location of the pitch, it can result in a brushbackpitch, or, in the case of a badly controlled pitch, a hit batter.
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