bat /bæt/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• (n.) (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
• (n.) a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Chinese translation

• n. 蝙蝠, 球棒
• v. 用球棒打, 眨眼
• [计] 成批

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/bæt/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.3 · Rare

Word forms

batted, batting, bats

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