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

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。
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！
With only one good pitcher this season, I'm afraid we have all our eggs in one basket.
在这个季节里，我们队里只有一名好投手，胜败如何，全在他一人手里了。
Do you think I can make a great pitcher.
你认为我会成为一名优秀的投手吗？
This pitcher from Taiwan is now a baseball sensation.
这位来自台湾的投手现在是引起轰动的棒球风雨人物。
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。
Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
因为它不公平使也蝙蝠的投手，自由党发明了指定打击规则。
The pitcher delivered a curve ball. a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin.
投手投掷了一个曲线球。
He's a good pitcher BUT he was pitching at home in a friendly environment.
他是个不错的投手、但是他是在自己家这样舒适的环境下投。
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。