2009年8月8日 星期六

bleary eyes

bleary--unable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying
bleary-eyed

Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew used every ounce of his remaining energy to flag the ball with a sensational running grab.

The most clutch Yankee, Melky Cabrera, then spiked emotions with a bid for what would have been his fourth walk-off hit of the year, drilling a Tawaza offering into right field and galloping down the baseline.
bid---effort to do, obtain, achieve, etc sth; attempt

The clubs combined to go a staggering 0-for-19 with runners in scoring position.
總共有19跑者在得分位置,但沒有得到任何分數。
staggering---extremely great or surprising

Rodriguez spent most of his postgame media session deflecting attention to the starting pitchers, and with good reason -- it was the only time, A-Rod said, he had seen that many swings and misses in a single contest.
deflect--to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticizing you etc
swings and misses -----揮棒落空

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