English Dictionary

bat away

動詞

アメリカ英語 属格 俗語

To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. / To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.

日本語の意味

（通常、ボールなどの物を）払い払う、はじき飛ばす / （議論などで）話題をそらし、避ける

The goalkeeper had to bat away the ball to prevent a certain goal.

ゴールキーパーはゴールを防ぐためにボールをはじき出さなければならなかった。

意味（1）

To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.

The ball can still be batted away with one or both hands. It can be batted from a player's hands or batted away during a shot.

意味（2）

To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.

For his part, Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary - asked about the impact of US energy policies on food prices on Friday - tried to bat away the question.

意味（3）

(US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.

意味（4）

(US, circus slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.

bats away （ present singular third-person ）

batting away （ participle present ）

batted away （ participle past ）

batted away （ past ）