pitcher

名词 pitcher:

1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching
   同义词：hurler, twirler
2. an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
   同义词：ewer
3. the quantity contained in a pitcher
   同义词：pitcherful
4. the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
   同义词：mound

1. A disk, plate, or small mat placed under a bottle, pitcher, or drinking glass to protect a table top or other surface beneath.
   杯垫放在瓶子、水罐或酒杯下的圆盘、盘子或小衬垫，用以保护桌面或下面的其它平面
2. The pitcher gave a spin to the ball.
   投手使球旋转。
3. Every morning I make a pitcher of ice tea.
   每天早晨我做一罐冰茶。
4. Pitchers have ears.
   (谚)隔墙有耳。

pitcher

n.（名词）
One that pitches.
投掷者
Baseball The player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter.
【棒球】 投手：在棒球投球土墩处向击球手投球的人
Sports A seven iron used in golf.
【体育运动】 7号铁头球棒：用于高尔夫球中的七号球铁头球棒

pitcher
pitcher 2

n.（名词）
A container for liquids, usually having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring.
罐壶：一种装液体的容器，常有把手和倒水的嘴或喷嘴
Botany A pitcherlike part, such as the leaf of a pitcher plant.
【植物学】 瓶状叶，瓶状体：瓶状部分，如囊叶植物的叶子

来源：
Middle English picher
中古英语 picher
from Old French pichier
源自 古法语 pichier
alteration of bichier
bichier的变化
from Medieval Latin bic3rium [drinking cup]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 bic3rium [喝水杯]
probably from Greek bikos [jar]
可能源自 希腊语 bikos [罐]
possibly from Egyptian bi± [oil vessel]
可能源自 埃及语 bi± [油轮]