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单词 backstop
释义
backstop
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæk.stɒp/us
/ˈbæk.stɑːp/

backstopnoun[C](PLAYER)

(inrounders) aplayerwhostandsdirectlybehind theplayerfrom theopposingteamwho istryingtohittheball, andattemptstocatchtheballafter it has beenthrownif thepersondoes nothitit
（英国圆场棒球运动中的）接手
US
informalforcatcher
（棒球）接手（catcher的非正式说法）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competitors & participants in sports & games
  • back four
  • baller
  • ballplayer
  • base jumper
  • benchwarmer
  • challenger
  • jumper
  • keeper
  • long-jumper
  • longboarder
  • major league
  • mid-table
  • midfield anchor
  • racer
  • retire
  • trampolinist
  • trialist
  • triathlete
  • triple jumper
  • triple threat
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Baseball & rounders

backstopnoun[C](FENCE)

(inbaseball) a highfencebehind theplayerhittingtheball, thatpreventsballsfromleavingtheplayingareaif they are nothitorcaught
（棒球场上的）挡球网
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Baseball & rounders
  • at batidiom
  • ballgame
  • ballplayer
  • base hit
  • bases
  • beat
  • chopper
  • doctor
  • fish
  • flare
  • foul
  • frame
  • peg
  • second base
  • shag
  • shortstop
  • slugger
  • sock
  • stickball
  • strike
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backstopnoun[C](EMERGENCY PLAN)

something such as aplanormethodthat can be used if all otherplansormethodsfail:
ManyAmericansstill don't have afinancialbackstop in theformof asavingsaccount.
The backstopplanwouldavoidthe need forborderchecksinNorthernIreland if no otherdealcan bereached.
More examples
  • Heappealedtostateofficialstoprovideafinancial"backstop" incasetheboomsoursunexpectedly.
  • Thestatehas thearmyas a backstopprotectingitsinterests.
  • The backstop is akindofinsurancepolicythat wouldpreventa hardIrishborderin theeventof nopermanenttradedeal.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plans and arrangements
  • accommodation
  • appointed
  • arrangement
  • arranger
  • blueprint
  • done
  • exit strategy
  • formulation
  • game plan
  • have a card upyoursleeveidiom
  • lock
  • package deal
  • party line
  • planning
  • policy-maker
  • policy-making
  • preparation
  • programmatic
  • programme
  • walk-in
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(Definition ofbackstopfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
backstop
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæk.stɒp/us
/ˈbæk.stɑːp/

backstopnoun[C](PLAYER)

(inrounders) aplayerwhostandsdirectlybehind theplayerfrom theopposingteamwho istryingtohittheball, andattemptstocatchtheballafter it has beenthrownif thepersondoes nothitit
（英国圆场棒球运动中的）接手
US
informalforcatcher
（棒球）接手（catcher的非正式说法）

backstopnoun[C](FENCE)

(inbaseball) a highfencebehind theplayerhittingtheball, thatpreventsballsfromleavingtheplayingareaif they are nothitorcaught
（棒球场上的）挡球网

Examplesofbackstop

backstop
Mechanical role of backstops in the growth of forearcs.
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I know that there are all kinds of backstops.
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In their framework, a social planner maximizes consumer plus from production of water through recharge and desalination, the latter being abackstopresource.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Chapter 8 considers the problem of investment in abackstoptechnology that can substitute for natural resource use, an example of such a technology being alternative energy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are not only guarantors, they are also thebackstopand the referee.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some circumstances, it might not be possible immediately, but it would still remain a parliamentarybackstop.
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The power of veto is no more than abackstopprovision.
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Clause 4 remains an importantbackstoppower when emergency action needs to be taken and no other method of control is appropriate.
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The general practitioner is the first and often the last post for the patient and provides abackstopfor the acute services.
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The ability to go to law in a dispute is abackstopwhich offers additional protection to the current situation.
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She argues that the amendment creates a prospectivebackstopfor the voluntary agreement.
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However, there is thebackstopthat if a person feels that the actuarial reasons are not justified, he may have that tested before a tribunal.
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The clauses arebackstopprovisions designed to deal with such a service.
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Let me stress that this is meant as abackstopmeasure.
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There is no statutorybackstopbeyond which detention may not continue.
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