bat /bæt/► SEE ALLbat your eyelashes/eyesbat a thousandgo to bat for sblike a bat out of hellnot bat an eyelid(right) off the batoff your own bat(as) blind as a batan old batplay it straight ●ˌbat your ˈeyelashes/ˈeyesopen and close your eyes quickly, in a way that is supposed to be attractive（迷人地）迅速眨眼；眉目传情；挤眉弄眼◆There’s no use batting your eyelashes at me, young lady! 冲我扮可爱没有用，小姐！●bat a ˈthousand (NAmE, informal) be very successful非常成功；大获成功◆He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand! 他又做了一笔买卖？他真的是锐不可当啊！●go to ˈbat for sb (NAmE, informal) give sb help and support帮助和支持某人◆Nursing students are going to go to bat for the homeless. 护士学校的学生打算帮助无家可归者。●like a ˌbat out of ˈhell (informal) very fast迅速地；以极快的速度◆If there were a fire, I wouldn’t try to save any possessions. I’d be off like a bat out of hell! 如果发生火灾，我不会想法抢救任何财物，我会赶快逃命的。●not bat an ˈeyelid (BrE) (NAmEnot bat an ˈeye) (informal) not seem surprised, worried, afraid, etc.眼睛都不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色◆She didn’t bat an eyelid when they told her she’d lost her job. She just calmly walked out. 他们告诉她她丢了工作的时候，她连眼皮都没动一下，只是平静地走了出去。●(right) off the ˈbat (informal, especially NAmE) immediately; without delay立即；马上；毫不耽搁◆They liked each other very much, right off the bat. 他们立刻喜欢上了对方。●ˌoff your own ˈbat (BrE, informal) independently, without the encouragement or help of others独立自主地；靠自己的力量◆Nobody had even tried to persuade Tim to give up smoking; he did it off his own bat. 谁也没有劝过蒂姆戒烟，他戒烟完全是自己主动的。●(as) blind as a ˈbat (humorous) not able to see well视力不佳；看不清；看不见◆I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses.不戴眼镜我简直跟瞎子一样。●an ˌold ˈbat (BrE, informal, disapproving) a silly or annoying old person愚蠢（或讨厌）的老家伙◆She never hears what I’m saying to her — the silly old bat.她从来听不进去我的话，这个讨厌的老家伙！●play it ˈstraight ( play a straight ˈbat) be honest and not try to deceive sb诚实；坦率◆‘Do you think we should try and hide this from the newspapers?’ ‘No, play it straight; I’m sure the public will see our point of view.’“你觉得这件事我们应该瞒着报界吗？”“不，还是实事求是，我相信公众会明白我们的立场。”ORIGINThese idioms refer to one way of holding the bat in the game of cricket.这些习语原指板球运动中一种握球拍的方式。