batter

Compared meaning: a baseball player who is batting (noun).

比较义项：击球手（名词）。

• batter 本词

  Neutral, procedural term for whoever is currently at bat; used to describe the role/position in the game rather than skill.

  中性、程序性的说法，指当前正处于击球位置的球员；描述的是比赛中的角色/位置，而非技术水平。

  The batter stepped up to the plate as the pitcher wound up.

  击球手走上本垒板，投手正准备投球。

• hitter

  Emphasizes a player's hitting ability or performance, often modified by an adjective like 'powerful' or 'clutch'; used to evaluate skill.

  强调球员的击球能力或表现，常与如“强力”“关键”等形容词搭配；用于评价技术水平。

  Everyone on the team knew he was their best hitter this season.

  队里每个人都知道他是本赛季最好的击球手。

Batter and hitter both name a baseball player who bats, but the focus differs. Batter is the neutral, procedural word for whoever is currently at bat. Hitter emphasizes a player's hitting skill or performance, often with an adjective like 'powerful' or 'clutch'.

这两个词都指棒球或垒球中挥棒击球的球员，但 hitter 更专业、更强调击球技巧或表现，常与形容词连用；batter 是更中性、通用的说法，指当前正在击球位置上的球员。

Compared meaning: to hit someone or something violently (verb).

比较义项：猛烈击打（动词）。

• batter 本词

  Suggests repeated, heavy blows over time, often in serious or formal contexts like domestic abuse or news reports; frequently used in the passive (was battered).

  强调长时间、连续的猛烈击打，常见于家暴、虐待等严肃或正式的语境（如新闻报道），常用被动语态（was battered，遭到痛打）。

  Investigators found that he had battered his elderly neighbor with a wooden bat.

  调查人员发现，他曾用一根木棒连续痛打他年迈的邻居。

• clobber

  Informal word for a single hard hit or beating, often used casually or humorously in threats or fights; not used in formal or legal contexts.

  非正式用词，指一次性的重击或痛打，常用于打架或开玩笑式的威胁中，语气随意，不用于正式或法律语境。

  She threatened to clobber him if he ate the last slice of pizza.

  她威胁说，如果他吃掉最后一片比萨，就要痛打他一顿。

Batter and clobber both mean to hit someone hard. Batter suggests repeated, heavy blows over time, often in serious contexts like domestic abuse. Clobber is informal, meaning one hard hit, used casually in fights or jokes. Batter can mean a cooking mixture; not compared.

两词都表示用力击打某人或某物，但语气和正式程度不同：batter 强调连续、猛烈的击打，常见于家暴、虐待等严肃或正式的语境；clobber 是非正式口语词，多指一次性的重击，常用于打架或开玩笑式的威胁中，语气较随意。这里不比较 batter 表示「面糊」的名词义项。