词汇 | cleanup spot |
词源 | cleanup spot. The term clean up above apparently gives us the expression cleanup spot for “the fourth position in a base- ball team’s batting order.” The batter in the cleanup spot is al- ways a long-ball hitter who is expected to empty, or clean up, the bases of any teammates, that is, to bring them all home with a long hit. |
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