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play third base
He played third base for the Yankees.
他为洋基队打三垒。
三垒
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三垒
The base in baseball that comes after second base and before home plate.
He played third base for the Yankees.
他为洋基队打三垒。
棒球场内场中在二垒之后的垒,按逆时针方向。
The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
位于庄家右侧的最后一个下注位置。
The betting spot located immediately to the right of the dealer, which is last to act.
The runner on second base advanced to third base on the wild pitch.
二垒上的跑者借着暴投跑上了三垒。
He slid into third base just before the tag.
他在触杀前一瞬间滑进了三垒。
After the batter struck out, third base remained empty.
击球手三振出局后，三垒仍然空着。
He played third base for the Yankees.
他为洋基队打三垒。
The batter hit the ball to third base.
击球员把球打到三垒。
也可用 at 代替 on。
The runner is standing on third base.
跑垒员站在三垒上。
Not this
He is at the third base.
Use this
He is at third base.
错误：中文学习者可能会直接翻译“在第三垒”而加上冠词“the”。在英语中，指具体垒位时，通常不加冠词。移除“the”后更符合体育用语。
Not this
He is in third base.
Use this
He is on third base.
错误：中文“在”字可能被误译为“in”，但棒球中规定跑垒员是位于垒包之上，故应使用介词“on”。使用“on”表示接触垒包，是标准用法。
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通常用于棒球语境；定指时加the
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