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backstop
- IPA[ˈbakˌstäp]
美式
- a person or thing placed at the rear of or behind something as a barrier, support, or reinforcement;an emergency precaution or last resort
- support or reinforce;act as backstop for.
verb: backstop, 3rd person present: backstops, gerund or present participle: backstopping, past tense: backstopped, past participle: backstopped
noun: backstop, plural noun: backstops
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person or thing placed at the rear of or behind something as a barrier, support, or reinforcement bullets volleyed into the backstop of a flood-control canal
- ▪ an emergency precaution or last resort the human operator has to act as the ultimate backstop when things go badly wrong
- 2. a high fence or similar structure behind the home plate area.
- ▪ a catcher he tore the chest protector completely off the big Yankee backstop
動詞
- 1. support or reinforce the founding banks were backstopping the loans
- 2. act as backstop for.
- ▪ act as goaltender for the man who backstopped the Edmonton Oilers
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- IPA[ˈbakstɒp]
英式
- a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support: pull back harder until you reach the backstop on the stick
- support or reinforce: the founding banks were backstopping the loans
Oxford Dictionary