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

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。
He decides whether the pitcher has thrown a ball or strike.
他判定投手是否投了一个好球以及算不算一击。
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。
The batsman made a good hit. this pitcher throws more strikes than balls.
击球员打了一个好球。这个投球手投了好几个好球。
The pitcher threw the ball, but I couldn't hit it.
投手投出球，但是我打不到。
He's a good pitcher BUT he was pitching at home in a friendly environment.
他是个不错的投手、但是他是在自己家这样舒适的环境下投。
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。
That only happens when the pitcher is tired.
这只会在投手累了的时候才会发生。
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand.
投球手投出了几个快球.用左手投球的棒球投手。
You call yourself a pitcher? Have you ever won?
你说你是投手？你赢过吗？