| 释义 |
force play noun[ C ] uk /ˈfɔːs ˌpleɪ/ us /ˈfɔːrs ˌpleɪ/ in baseball, an occasion when a player has to run to the next base(= one of the four positions on a square that a player must reach to score a point) because another player on their team is running to the base where they are standing: There was a force play at third base. The umpire called the runner out on a force play. The fielder stepped on second base to complete a force play. Roberts bunted into a force play at second base. The ball came out of the third baseman’s glove on a force play, allowing two runs to score. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide hot corner sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing |