brushback pitch
noun[C]
uk/ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/us/ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/(alsobrushback)inbaseball, aballintentionallythrownfastand toocloseto thebatter'sbody,forcingthebattertostepback. Brushbackpitchesare against therules:
(棒球)投近身球He gotpunishedforthrowinga brushbackpitchintraining.他因为在训练中投掷了一个近身球而被罚。
US
anactionorstatementthat can beseenas anattempttothreatenorfrightensomeone:
威胁性(或恐吓性)行为(或言语)At anewsconference, hethrewa brushbackpitchat hisformercoach.在一次新闻发布会上,他出言威胁自己的前任教练。
- As aplayer, he was never a goody-two-shoes. Hethrewbrushbackpitches.
- WhiteHouseofficialsinsistthattheirforeignpolicygoalis not todeposethegovernment, butrathertothrowaseriesof brushbackpitches.
- He mightfacea brushbackpitchor two when hetestifiesnextweekbefore acongressionalcommittee.
- Making thegovernmentfacetheprospectofdefendingthe Whitakerappointmentconstitutesanimportantbrushbackpitch.
- Themaindifferencesin thegamefrom when Iplayedare themoneybeing made andlackof brushbacks.
Baseball & rounders
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