英语词组bat around是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

bat around

1. To push an object around playfully. The cat has been batting around that toy for at least an hour.

2. To strike repeatedly. If I see my neighbor batting around his pets, I will call the police. I was small in high school, so I got batted around a bit, but I eventually learned to stand up for myself.

3. To exchange and contemplate ideas or suggestions. We did bat around other ideas, but that's the slogan we liked the best.

4. To wander aimlessly. I doubt he has a job—he's been batting around out West for a while.

5. In baseball, to reach a team's first batter again in a single inning (because all of the team's batters have already batted in the inning). A: "It's still the top of the third inning?" B: "Yeah, the Cubs have batted around."

bat something around

1. Lit. to knock something around with a bat or something similar. Terry spent a little time batting a ball around, then he went home. Let's bat around some balls before we go home.

2. Fig. to discuss something back and forth. Let's bat this around a little bit tomorrow at our meeting. Do you want to bat around this matter a little more?

bat around

1. Hit something around, often with a baseball bat or other object, as in We batted the tennis ball around this morning. Originating in baseball, this term came to be applied to more violent action as well, as in Jerry left after being batted around by his father. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

2. Discuss or debate something, as in We batted the various plans around for at least an hour before we came to a decision. This usage transfers batting a ball to a back-and-forth exchange of ideas. [Slang; late 1800s]

3. Drift aimlessly, roam, as in After graduating, they batted around Europe for a year. [Slang; c. 1900]

bat around

1. To knock something around with or as if with a bat, hand, or similar object: We batted around some baseballs at the park. The cat batted the squeaky toy around the entire afternoon.

2. To discuss something back and forth in order to come to a decision: They batted around ideas all night before they made up their minds. We batted a few names around when thinking about nominees.

词组	bat around
释义	Idiom bat aroundbat around (something) to discuss an idea or opinion. A bunch of us batted around ideas at the annual meeting. Phr V bat around bats, batting, batted bat around sth or bat sth around slightly informal to talk about a plan or idea and to discuss different ways of dealing with it We batted around various proposals but didn't come to a decision. phrasebat around bat around sth • *bat sth* around** BrE informal to discuss ideas, in order to decide whether they are good or which one is the best: We batted around several suggestions at the committee meeting, but none of them seemed quite right.■ SIMILAR TO: toss around, knock around bat around 1. To push an object around playfully. The cat has been batting around that toy for at least an hour. 2. To strike repeatedly. If I see my neighbor batting around his pets, I will call the police. I was small in high school, so I got batted around a bit, but I eventually learned to stand up for myself. 3. To exchange and contemplate ideas or suggestions. We did bat around other ideas, but that's the slogan we liked the best. 4. To wander aimlessly. I doubt he has a job—he's been batting around out West for a while. 5. In baseball, to reach a team's first batter again in a single inning (because all of the team's batters have already batted in the inning). A: "It's still the top of the third inning?" B: "Yeah, the Cubs have batted around." bat something around 1. Lit. to knock something around with a bat or something similar. Terry spent a little time batting a ball around, then he went home. Let's bat around some balls before we go home. 2. Fig. to discuss something back and forth. Let's bat this around a little bit tomorrow at our meeting. Do you want to bat around this matter a little more? bat around 1. Hit something around, often with a baseball bat or other object, as in We batted the tennis ball around this morning. Originating in baseball, this term came to be applied to more violent action as well, as in Jerry left after being batted around by his father. [Slang; first half of 1900s] 2. Discuss or debate something, as in We batted the various plans around for at least an hour before we came to a decision. This usage transfers batting a ball to a back-and-forth exchange of ideas. [Slang; late 1800s] 3. Drift aimlessly, roam, as in After graduating, they batted around Europe for a year. [Slang; c. 1900] bat around v. 1. To knock something around with or as if with a bat, hand, or similar object: We batted around some baseballs at the park. The cat batted the squeaky toy around the entire afternoon. 2. To discuss something back and forth in order to come to a decision: They batted around ideas all night before they made up their minds. We batted a few names around when thinking about nominees.
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