Phrase
pitcher's mound
noun
投手土墩
in baseball, the raised area from which the pitcher throws
- 1.
The mound.
投手丘。
投手丘。
In use
The pitcher walked slowly to the pitcher's mound before throwing the first pitch.
After the rain, the grounds crew worked hard to repair the pitcher's mound.
The rookie nervously stepped onto the pitcher's mound for the first time in a major league game.
on the pitcher's mound
表示位置在投手土墩上。
The pitcher stood on the pitcher's mound, ready to throw.
投手站在投手土墩上，准备投球。
step onto the pitcher's mound
强调走上投手土墩的动作。
He stepped onto the pitcher's mound with confidence.
他自信地踏上投手土墩。
approach the pitcher's mound
表示向投手土墩移动。
The coach approached the pitcher's mound to talk to the pitcher.
教练走近投手土墩与投手交谈。
Common mistakes
The pitcher mound is where the pitcher stands.The pitcher's mound is where the pitcher stands.
中文学习者可能忘记所有格符号，误将'pitcher's mound'写成'pitcher mound'，但正确的短语包含所有格，表示'投手的土墩'。
The pitcher stands in the pitcher's mound.The pitcher stands on the pitcher's mound.
中文学习者可能受中文介词'在...上'与'在...里'混淆的影响，误用'in'，但英语中通常用'on'表示在土墩表面。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- pitcher's mounds
- plural
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.