pitcher

英 [ˈpɪtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈpɪtʃər]

n. (尤指旧时的)带柄的陶罐; 投球手

复数：pitchers　

Collins.1 / BNC.23459 / COCA.3478

牛津词典

noun

（尤指旧时的）带柄的陶罐
a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids
投球手
the player who throws the ball to the batter

N-COUNT （有柄有嘴的）罐，壶
Apitcheris a jug.
1. ...a pitcher of iced water.
  一罐冰水
（通常指筒状细颈双耳的）陶罐，陶壶
Apitcheris a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears.
N-COUNT （棒球运动中的）投手
In baseball, thepitcheris the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
1. Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
  在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。

noun

the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
1. he has played every position except pitcher
2. they have a southpaw on the mound
Synonym:mound
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
Synonym:ewer
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
1. our pitcher has a sore arm
Synonym:hurlertwirler
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
the quantity contained in a pitcher
Synonym:pitcherful

The batsman made a good hit. this pitcher throws more strikes than balls.
击球员打了一个好球。这个投球手投了好几个好球。
As a pitcher, john is better than James by a long chalk.
作为一名棒球投手，约翰比詹姆斯高明得多。
Unlike us humans, the pitcher plants think that this is a very lucky thing!
与我们人类不同，猪笼草把这当作是一件很幸运的事！
Replacing a pitcher in baseball.
棒球运动中更换投手的行为。
He may also have been the best pitcher in baseball ever.
他可能是棒球史上最伟大的投手。
A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher.
由投手和接手组成的一个单位。
That only happens when the pitcher is tired.
这只会在投手累了的时候才会发生。
I'll bet they already have a new pitcher.
我打赌他们已经找到一个新的投手了。
Yes, he is a good pitcher in our team, but he is a lone wolf.
对，在我们队里，他是个好投手，不过，他独来独往。
You call yourself a pitcher? Have you ever won?
你说你是投手？你赢过吗？