pitcher

英 [ˈpɪtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈpɪtʃər]

n. (尤指旧时的)带柄的陶罐; 投球手

复数：pitchers　

Collins.1 / BNC.23459 / COCA.3478

牛津词典

noun

（尤指旧时的）带柄的陶罐
a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids
投球手
the player who throws the ball to the batter

N-COUNT （有柄有嘴的）罐，壶
Apitcheris a jug.
1. ...a pitcher of iced water.
  一罐冰水
（通常指筒状细颈双耳的）陶罐，陶壶
Apitcheris a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears.
N-COUNT （棒球运动中的）投手
In baseball, thepitcheris the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
1. Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
  在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。

noun

the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
1. he has played every position except pitcher
2. they have a southpaw on the mound
Synonym:mound
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
Synonym:ewer
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
1. our pitcher has a sore arm
Synonym:hurlertwirler
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
the quantity contained in a pitcher
Synonym:pitcherful

I'll bet they already have a new pitcher.
我打赌他们已经找到一个新的投手了。
I want her to be the first female pitcher in Major League Baseball.
我希望她成为顶级棒球联赛的第一个女投手。
He's a pitcher for the Cincinnati tigers.
他是辛辛那提老虎队的投手。
Finally, he found a pitcher.
终于，他找到了一个大水罐。
Well, obviously no pitcher could aim the ball inside Larry's ten-inch strike zone!
显然，没有一个投手能把球瞄准在拉里的10英寸好球部位里面！
The pitcher delivered a curve ball. a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin.
投手投掷了一个曲线球。
He may also have been the best pitcher in baseball ever.
他可能是棒球史上最伟大的投手。
The baseball pitcher had a brief affair with her.
那个棒球投手和她有段短暂恋情。
This pitcher from Taiwan is now a baseball sensation.
这位来自台湾的投手现在是引起轰动的棒球风雨人物。
Yes, he is a good pitcher in our team, but he is a lone wolf.
对，在我们队里，他是个好投手，不过，他独来独往。