English Dictionary

pinch hitter

名詞

口語

(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. / (cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.

日本語の意味

代打選手（野球において、必要な局面で代わりに打席に立つ選手） / （クリケットにおいて）リスクを顧みず、素早く得点を上げるために起用される攻撃的な打者

When the regular slugger injured his wrist, the manager called in a pinch hitter to try to tie the game.

レギュラーの強打者が手首を痛めたとき、監督は試合を同点にするために代打を送った。

意味（1）

(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.

意味（2）

(cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.

意味（3）

(colloquial) An individual who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks.

I'll be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu.

pinch hitters （ plural ）