Word · Frequency #21968
catcher
捕手
catcher
棒球中接住投手投球的防守队员。
- 1.
Someone or something that catches.
接住的人或物。
- 2.
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
(棒球)担任捕手位置的人
- 3.
The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
蹲在本垒板后方接投手投球的球员。
- 4.
the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
棒球队中站在本垒后面接住投手投球的球员位置
- 5.
The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick.
守门员戴在不持杆手上的有蹼手套。
接住的人或物。；(棒球)担任捕手位置的人；蹲在本垒板后方接投手投球的球员。；棒球队中站在本垒后面接住投手投球的球员位置；守门员戴在不持杆手上的有蹼手套。
In use
The catcher crouches behind home plate and signals the pitcher.
Our team's catcher caught the ball and threw it to second base.
A good catcher needs quick reflexes and a strong arm.
a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
a catcher plays behind the plate
play catcher
表示担任球队中某个位置时，play 后直接接位置名词，不加冠词。
She plays catcher for the school team.
她在校队担任捕手。
the catcher
定冠词 the 特指场上某一位捕手，中文翻译时常省略冠词。
The catcher signaled for a changeup.
Connections
Collocations
- catcher's mitt
- 捕手手套
- The catcher's mitt is much larger than a normal glove.捕手手套比普通手套大得多。
- catcher's gear
- 捕手护具
- He put on his catcher's gear before the game.比赛前他穿上了捕手护具。
- play catcher
- 担任捕手
- She agreed to play catcher for the team.她同意为球队担任捕手。
- catcher behind the plate
- 本垒板后的捕手
- The catcher behind the plate signaled for a fastball.本垒板后的捕手示意投快速球。
- backup catcher
- 替补捕手
- He is the backup catcher on the roster.他是名单上的替补捕手。
- starting catcher
Learner notes
Memory Tip
catch(接)+er(人)，接住球的人就是捕手。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：棒球比赛、体育新闻、棒球教学 该词在棒球语境中为中性标准用词，多用于比赛解说、体育新闻或教练指导；日常中提到棒球防守位置时也常直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
catcher 与 hatcher、patcher、matcher、snatcher、dispatcher 押韵，都含 /tʃər/ 音。注意 catheter /ˈkæθɪtər/ 拼写开头相似但读音不同；cacher /ˈkæʃər/（藏匿者）也容易混淆，其 ch 发 /ʃ/ 而非 /tʃ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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