Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8746
batter
连续猛打
to hit someone or something repeatedly and violently
- 1.
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
猛击
- 2.
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
倾斜
- 3.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
裹面糊
- 4.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
痛打
- 5.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
锤薄
猛击；倾斜；裹面糊；痛打；锤薄
In use
The storm battered the coast for hours.
She poured the batter into the cake pan.
The batter hit a home run in the ninth inning.
batter + object
也可用于被动语态，如'The coast was battered by the storm.'
The storm battered the coast.
暴风雨猛击海岸。
make a batter
batter在此为不可数名词，但可用'a batter'指一种面糊。
She made a batter for the pancakes.
她为薄煎饼做了面糊。
the batter + verb
棒球术语。
The batter hit a home run.
击球员打了一个本垒打。
Connections
Collocations
- batter (v.) down
- 击倒，砸开
- The firefighters battered down the door to rescue the family.消防员砸开门救出了那家人。
- batter (v.) into submission
- 打得屈服
- The boxer battered his opponent into submission in the fifth round.拳击手在第五回合将对手打得屈服。
- pancake batter (n.)
- 煎饼面糊
- She whisked the pancake batter until it was smooth.她搅拌煎饼面糊直到顺滑。
- cake batter (n.)
- 蛋糕面糊
- Pour the cake batter into a greased pan and bake for 30 minutes.将蛋糕面糊倒入抹油的烤盘，烤30分钟。
- lead-off batter (n. baseball)
- 第一棒击球员
- The lead-off batter hit a double to start the game.第一棒击球员以一记二垒安打开始了比赛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象棒球手连续猛击球（v.猛打），或搅拌面糊时用力敲打碗边（n.面糊），记住batter的两种含义。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical attack (v.)、cooking (n.)、baseball (n.) 该词有动词和名词两种词性，动词多用于描述暴力打击或拍打（如海浪、暴风雨），名词通常指烹饪用的面糊或棒球中的击球员，请根据上下文选择对应含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling pattern '-atter' and are pronounced with the /ætə/ ending, rhyming with 'batter'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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