batter
gb/bˈætɚ/ us/bˈætɚ/
B1
Engleză
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
mixture for pancakes or cake
a wet mixture used to cook pancakes, cake, etc.
Tipar de utilizare:
[make/prepare] batter; [pour] batter into [pan/tin]
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t confuse batter (food mixture) with better (comparative of good) or battery (power source).
Sinonime
mixture (More general; batter is specifically a wet mixture for cooking.)
Antonime
dough (Typically thicker and kneaded rather than poured.)
Colocații
pancake batter
|cake batter
|waffle batter
|thick batter
|smooth batter
|mix the batter
|pour the batter
|rest the batter
|a bowl of batter
|lumpy batter
Teme
food_and_drink
|cooking
|daily_life
Exemple
- The pancake batter should be thick enough to coat the spoon.
- She poured the batter into a lined cake tin and put it in the oven.
- Let the batter rest for ten minutes before cooking.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I made pancake batter.
- Pour the batter into the pan.
Verb
B2
action
2
hit repeatedly and hard
to hit again and again, usually very hard
Tipar de utilizare:
batter [someone/something]; batter [something] with [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Batter is stronger and more repeated than hit; it often implies damage.
Sinonime
pummel (Emphasizes repeated punching or heavy blows.)
|
beat (More general; can be less intense or not necessarily repeated.)
Antonime
protect (To keep someone or something from being harmed.)
|
repair (To fix damage rather than cause it.)
Colocații
batter someone
|batter a door
|batter a car
|batter someone with blows
|badly battered
|batter the opposition
|batter someone with questions
|batter something into pieces
|batter someone unconscious
|batter someone to death
Teme
daily_life
|crime_and_law
|violence
|health
Exemple
- The storm battered the roof all night, loosening several tiles.
- He was arrested for battering a man outside a bar.
- Years of use had battered the suitcase, but it still held together.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The waves battered the boat.
- The boxer battered his opponent.
Substantiv
B1
role
3
player who hits the ball
a person who hits the ball in baseball or cricket
Tipar de utilizare:
a [right-handed/left-handed] batter; the next batter; a power batter
Greșeală frecventă:
In cricket, batter is also used, but batsman/batter may vary by region and style guides.
Sinonime
hitter (Common in baseball; emphasizes hitting ability rather than turn-taking.)
Antonime
pitcher (The player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball.)
|
bowler (The player who delivers the ball to the batter in cricket.)
Colocații
lead-off batter
|power batter
|right-handed batter
|left-handed batter
|switch-hitter batter
|the next batter
|the batter's box
|face a batter
|a dangerous batter
|a clean-up batter
Teme
sports
Exemple
- The batter stepped into the box and adjusted his helmet.
- Their best batter hit a home run in the ninth inning.
- The bowler tried to unsettle the batter with a short ball.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The batter hit the ball.
- The next batter is very strong.
Verb
B2
process
4
be pounded by bad weather
to hit again and again (used for storms and waves)
Tipar de utilizare:
be battered by [wind/rain/waves]; batter [coast/town]
Greșeală frecventă:
This sense typically uses non-human forces (storms, waves), not deliberate human actions.
Sinonime
pound (Very close in meaning; common with waves and rain.)
|
lash (Often used for rain or wind; slightly more literary.)
Antonime
calm (To become quiet and without violent movement.)
Colocații
battered by storms
|battered by heavy rain
|battered by strong winds
|battered coastline
|battered harbour
|batter the coast
|batter the shoreline
|batter the cliffs
|batter the sea wall
|batter the windows
Teme
weather
|nature
|news
Exemple
- Huge waves battered the sea wall during the night.
- The island was battered by high winds and torrential rain.
- For weeks, the coast has been battered by storms.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The wind battered the house.
- The town was battered by rain.
Verb
B2
action
5
coat food in batter
to cover food in a wet mixture before cooking
Tipar de utilizare:
batter [fish/vegetables]; batter and fry [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this verb with ‘bread’ (coat with breadcrumbs).
Sinonime
coat (More general; batter specifically means coating with batter.)
|
dip (Describes the action; may or may not involve batter.)
Antonime
uncoat (To remove a coating; rare but opposite in idea.)
Colocații
batter fish
|batter chicken
|batter vegetables
|lightly battered
|battered and fried
|batter and deep-fry
|batter the fillets
|batter the onion rings
|batter the prawns
|beer-battered
Teme
food_and_drink
|cooking
Exemple
- They battered the fish and fried it until crisp and golden.
- Lightly batter the mushrooms, then cook them in hot oil.
- The recipe says to batter the chicken pieces before baking.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We battered the fish.
- Dip the food, then batter it.
Substantiv
technical
C1
property
6
sloping face of a wall
a wall that slopes inward as it goes up
Tipar de utilizare:
a wall with a batter; the batter of [a wall/embankment]
Greșeală frecventă:
This technical noun is unrelated to cooking batter; context (building/engineering) is key.
Sinonime
slope (General term; batter is a specific kind of structural slope.)
|
incline (General; less tied to walls and fortifications.)
Antonime
vertical (Straight up and down, with no slope.)
Colocații
a slight batter
|a pronounced batter
|the wall's batter
|stone wall batter
|embankment batter
|retaining wall batter
|designed batter
|consistent batter
Teme
construction
|architecture
|technical
Exemple
- The old stone wall has a noticeable batter to improve stability.
- The plans specify a small batter on the retaining wall.
- Engineers measured the batter before starting repairs.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The wall has a slight batter.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
batter
IPA
GB/bˈætɚ/
US/bˈætɚ/
Silabe și accent
bat - ter (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bat)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: batter
- Plural: batter, batters
Verb
- Base: batter
- 3rd Person Singular: batters
- Present Participle: battering
- Past: battered
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
batters
noun
battering
verb
battered
verb
Expresii
batter away
1/bˈætɚ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
keep hitting repeatedly
to keep hitting again and again
Exemple
- The wind battered away at the windows all night.
- He battered away at the rusty lock until it snapped.
- Waves battered away at the cliffs below the lighthouse.
batter down
1/bˈætɚ dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
break by hitting hard
to break something open by hitting it many times
Exemple
- Firefighters battered down the door to reach the trapped family.
- The police used a ram to batter down the gate.
- The old fence was battered down by years of storms.
batter someone around
1/bˈætɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
treat roughly and violently
to hit someone a lot and hurt them
Exemple
- The gang battered him around before running off.
- The report described how she had been battered around for years.
- He looked like he’d been battered around in a fight.
batter someone up
1/bˈætɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈʌp/
idiom
informal
flatter to get a favor
to praise someone so they will say yes
Exemple
- He tried to batter her up with compliments before asking for a raise.
- Don’t batter me up—just tell me what you want.
- She batters clients up and then pushes them to sign quickly.
batter up!
1/bˈætɚ ˈʌp ‖/
fixed phrase
informal
it’s your turn to hit
said to tell the next player to hit
Exemple
- The announcer shouted, “Batter up!” as the crowd cheered.
- Dinner’s ready—batter up, everyone!
- When my name was called, I heard “Batter up!” and grabbed my helmet.