English Dictionary

come to bat

動詞

(cricket, baseball) To have one's turn at bat. / To argue in defense of.

日本語の意味

（クリケット、野球）打席に立つ、打撃の順番が来る / （比喩的に）誰かの弁護をする、支持する

With the game on the line, the rookie was nervous as he prepared to come to bat.

試合の行方がかかる場面で、そのルーキーは打席に立つ準備をしながら緊張していた。

意味（1）

(cricket, baseball) To have one's turn at bat.

In that case, the player who was called out for failure to come to bat properly is charged with having been put out, and whatever happened that resulted in the improper batter being put out goes into the scoring box of the batter who failed to bat in proper turn.

意味（2）

To argue in defense of.

Unfortunately, if anybody above [the manager] or around her cared, they didn't come to bat for me.

comes to bat （ present singular third-person ）

coming to bat （ participle present ）

came to bat （ past ）

come to bat （ participle past ）