bunt /bʌnt/ ( bunting, bunted, bunts )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage. (棒球)短打 [美国英语]

  例：

  Davis estimated he had been called on to bunt once in six years.

  戴维斯估计六年来就要求他进行了一次短打。

  例：

  Rich Becker bunted a ball on the third-base side of the mound.

  里奇.贝克尔把球打到了三垒旁的投球区土墩。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT In baseball, a bunt is the act of bunting a ball or a hit made by bunting the ball. (棒球)一记短打 [美国英语]

  例：

  Then came a bunt from Russ Davis.

  接着鲁斯.戴维斯打出了一记短打。