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pinch-hit

verb
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pinch-hit
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
he / she / it pinch-hits
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪts/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪts/
past simple pinch-hit
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
past participle pinch-hit
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪt/
-ing form pinch-hitting
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpɪntʃ hɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (in baseball棒球) to hit the ball for another player代击球；替补击球Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  2. [intransitive] pinch-hit (for somebody) (North American English, informal) to do something for somebody else who is suddenly unable to do it临时顶替；紧急替代