batterとは

語源 1

Borrowed from Old French batre (“to beat”).

動詞

batter (三人称単数 現在形 batters, 現在分詞 battering, 過去形および過去分詞形 battered)

1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   The firemen battered down the door.

2. (cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

3. (figuratively) To defeat soundly; to thrash.

   Synonym: thrash

   Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

   • 2018 June 24, Sam Wallace, "Harry Kane scores hat-trick as England hit Panama for six to secure World Cup knock-out qualification," Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 24 June 2018):

     There have been so many times when England were such a tactically flat, stressed-out bunch that they could squeeze the joy out of battering even the meekest opposition, so at times against Panama you had to rub your eyes at the general levels of fun being had.

4. (Britain, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate.

   Synonym: intoxicate

   That cocktails will batter you!

   I was battered last night on our pub crawl.

5. (metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

派生語

• battered person syndrome
• battered woman syndrome

語源 2

From Old French bateure (“the action of beating”), from batre (“to beat”).

名詞

batter (複数形 batters)

1. (cooking) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg かつ milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, または Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying

   pancake batter

   To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.

2. A binge, a heavy drinking session.

   Synonym: binge

   When he went on a batter, he became very violent.

3. A paste of clay or loam.

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4. (printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

語源 3

Unknown.

動詞

batter (三人称単数 現在形 batters, 現在分詞 battering, 過去形および過去分詞形 battered)

1. (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

名詞

batter (複数形 batters)

1. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

語源 4

bat +‎ -er (“agent suffix”).

名詞

batter (複数形 batters)

1. (baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

   Synonyms: hitter, batsman (まれに)

   The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

2. (cricket, まれに) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.

   Synonym: batsman

   • 2015, Brendon McCullum, ESPNcricnfo

     It's hard to put this on his shoulders while the guy is so young, but I firmly believe Kane could go down as New Zealand's greatest ever batter.

アナグラム

• Tarbet, tabret