backstop
🇺🇸
/ˈbækstɑːp/
🇬🇧
/ˈbækstɒp/
noun
R
A barrier that prevents balls from leaving the playing area.
The baseball hit the backstop and bounced back into play.
棒球擊中了擋球網，又彈回比賽中。
R
The player who catches the ball if the batter doesn't hit it.
As the backstop, she was ready to catch any missed pitches.
作為接球手，她準備好接住任何漏接的投球。
R
A plan or support to prevent problems if something goes wrong.
The government provided a backstop to help businesses during the crisis.
政府提供了一個支持措施，以幫助企業度過危機。
translation
擋球網, 接球手, 後備方案
詞形變化
Plural
backstops