bat around

話し合う、検討する

何をするか決める前などに、案や可能性について気軽に話し合うこと。

やさしい英語で： To discuss ideas or possibilities in a relaxed way, often before deciding what to do.

• Let’s bat around some ideas.
• We batted the proposal around at lunch.
• Have you batted any possible names around yet?

使い方： bat something around (We batted several ideas around over lunch.); bat around something (Let’s bat around some options before deciding.)

類義語： discuss, talk over, kick around

よく使う表現： bat around ideas, bat around something, bat something around

打者一巡する

野球で、同じ回の攻撃中に打順の全員が打席に立つこと。

やさしい英語で： In baseball, every player in a team’s batting order takes a turn during the same half of an inning.

• The team batted around in the first inning.
• All nine hitters helped us bat around.
• They batted around without sending the first hitter back to the plate.

使い方： bat around in + inning (The team batted around in the fourth inning.)

よく使う表現： bat around once, bat around again, bat around early

先頭打者が再び打席に立つ

野球で、同じ回の攻撃中に全員が打ち終わり、先頭打者に再び打順が回ること。

やさしい英語で： In baseball, the first batter gets a second turn after every teammate has batted in the same half-inning.

• We batted around when our first hitter returned.
• The team batted around in the third inning, giving its leadoff hitter a second turn.
• Can they bat around and bring the opening batter back?

使い方： bat around in + inning (They batted around in the sixth inning.)

よく使う表現： bat around twice, bat around again, bat around in something

あちこち駆け回る

あちこちへ素早く移動すること。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly from one place to another.

• We batted around town all morning.
• He was tired after batting around between shops.
• Why are you batting around the city in this rain?

使い方： bat around + place (She spent the morning batting around town.)

類義語： dash about, rush around

よく使う表現： bat around town, bat around all day, bat around the city

ぶらぶらする、だらだら過ごす

役に立つことをほとんどせずに時間を過ごすこと。

やさしい英語で： To spend time doing little or nothing useful.

• We just batted around all afternoon.
• Stop batting around and finish your work.
• He spent the weekend batting around with nothing useful to do.

類義語： loaf, idle, laze around

反対語： work

よく使う表現： bat around aimlessly, bat around all day, just bat around