棒球 bàng qiú baseball / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc) / catcher (baseball etc) syn 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 武林 wǔ lín martial arts (social) circles 圈圈 quān quan to draw a circle / cliques / circles syn 政界 zhèng jiè political and government circles syn 绕圈子 繞圈子 rào quān zi to go around in circles / to make a detour / (fig.) to beat about the bush syn 打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in) syn 电影界 電影界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 政坛 政壇 zhèng tán political circles 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 科学界 科學界 kē xué jiè world of science / scientific circles syn 乐坛 樂壇 yuè tán music circles / music world 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 学界 學界 xué jiè academic world / academic circles / academia syn 体育界 體育界 tǐ yù jiè sports circles / the sporting world 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom) / to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle syn 学术界 學術界 xué shù jiè academic circles / academia syn 报界 報界 bào jiè the press / journalistic circles / the journalists 影坛 影壇 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 金融界 jīn róng jiè banking circles / the world of finance 体坛 體壇 tǐ tán sporting circles / the world of sport 牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen 文坛 文壇 wén tán literary circles syn 教育界 jiào yù jiè academic world / academic circles / academia syn 经济界 經濟界 jīng jì jiè economic circles 知识界 知識界 zhī shi jiè intellectual circles / intelligentsia syn 画坛 畫壇 huà tán painting world / painting circles 艺坛 藝壇 yì tán art circles / art world syn 足坛 足壇 zú tán soccer circles / soccer world 黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye 先发 先發 xiān fā to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher 圈内 圈內 quān nèi among insiders / within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc) / (esp.) in show business circles 文联 文聯 wén lián abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) syn 安打 ān dǎ base hit (baseball) 中国文联 中國文聯 zhōng guó wén lián abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) 诗坛 詩壇 shī tán poetry circles / poetry world syn 全垒打 全壘打 quán lěi dǎ home run (baseball) 王建民 wáng jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball 熊猫眼 熊貓眼 xióng māo yǎn to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda 圈点 圈點 quān diǎn to mark a text with dots and circles / to punctuate syn 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 球棒 qiú bàng (baseball or cricket) bat / hockey stick 垒 壘 lěi rampart / base (in baseball) / to build with stones, bricks etc syn 转来转去 轉來轉去 zhuàn lái zhuàn qù to rove around / to run around in circles / to walk back and forth syn 洋基 yáng jī see 洋基隊|洋基队[Yang2 ji1 dui4] / New York Yankees (US baseball team) 本垒 本壘 běn lěi (baseball) home base / home plate 跑垒 跑壘 pǎo lěi running between bases (in baseball) 本垒打 本壘打 běn lěi dǎ home run (baseball) 盗垒 盜壘 dào lěi (baseball) to steal a base / stolen base (SB) 地滚球 地滾球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles 中国文学艺术界联合会 中國文學藝術界聯合會 zhōng guó wén xué yì shù jiè lián hé huì China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联 剧坛 劇壇 jù tán the world of Chinese opera / theatrical circles 武坛 武壇 wǔ tán martial arts circles 绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù meandering and circuitous (idiom) / to go around in circles and never get anywhere 金融风暴 金融風暴 jīn róng fēng bào banking crisis / storm in financial circles 银坛 銀壇 yín tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 银海 銀海 yín hǎi moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 圆晕 圓暈 yuán yùn concentric circles / circular ripples 反贼 反賊 fǎn zéi (imperial China) rebel / traitor / (post-1949) enemy of the state / counter-revolutionary / (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles) 击球员 擊球員 jī qiú yuán (baseball, cricket etc) batter 棒球迷 bàng qiú mí baseball fan 波士顿红袜 波士頓紅襪 bō shì dùn hóng wà Boston Red Sox (baseball) team 洋基队 洋基隊 yáng jī duì New York Yankees (US baseball team) 满垒 滿壘 mǎn lěi (baseball) bases loaded 牺牲打 犧牲打 xī shēng dǎ sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball) 球季 qiú jì season (of baseball, football etc) 界内球 界內球 jiè nèi qiú ball within bounds (sports) / in / fair ball (baseball) 跑垒员 跑壘員 pǎo lěi yuán runner (in baseball) 完封 wán fēng (baseball etc) shutout / to shut out (the opposing team) 三振 sān zhèn to strike out / strikeout (baseball, softball) / (Tw) to ditch / to eliminate from consideration 打击率 打擊率 dǎ jī lǜ batting average (baseball etc) 触击 觸擊 chù jī to touch / to tap / to contact / (baseball) to bunt 防御率 防禦率 fáng yù lǜ earned run average (baseball) 伸卡球 shēn kǎ qiú sinker (baseball) (loanword) 打席 dǎ xí (baseball) plate appearance (PA) 布局投手 佈局投手 bù jú tóu shǒu (baseball) setup man / setup pitcher 先发投手 先發投手 xiān fā tóu shǒu (baseball) starting pitcher 球路 qiú lù (sports) trajectory of the ball / method of dispatching the ball (e.g. in baseball: curveball, slider, fastball etc) syn 变化球 變化球 biàn huà qiú (baseball) breaking ball / (fig.) curveball / unexpected turn of events 直球 zhí qiú (baseball) fastball / (fig.) (coll.) direct / frank / upfront / blunt 内野 內野 nèi yě (baseball) infield 垒包 壘包 lěi bāo (baseball) base 外野 wài yě (baseball) outfield 