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 want her to be the first female pitcher in Major League Baseball.
我希望她成为顶级棒球联赛的第一个女投手。
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。
He poured the milk out of the pitcher.
他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
The baseball pitcher had a brief affair with her.
那个棒球投手和她有段短暂恋情。
Most of the time, the spectator's attention is focused on the pitcher and the batter.
多数时候，观众的注意力锁定于击球手和投手。
The pitcher threw the ball, but I couldn't hit it.
投手投出球，但是我打不到。
Finally, he found a pitcher.
终于，他找到了一个大水罐。
Well, obviously no pitcher could aim the ball inside Larry's ten-inch strike zone!
显然，没有一个投手能把球瞄准在拉里的10英寸好球部位里面！
I want a hamburger and a pitcher of water.
我要一个汉堡包和一大罐水。
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。