pitcher學測 L5KK [ˈpɪtʃɚ] ｜ /ˈpɪtʃɚ/
大水壺；水罐·投手
常考多義字，需分辨水壺與投手兩義
The pitcher filled a pitcher with cold water before the game.
投手在比賽前，把水壺裝滿了冷水。
一個畫面：傾身用力送出
甩臂投球手臂用力向前一甩，球飛出去
壺身傾倒壺身傾斜，水順勢流出
義項
壺傾倒水C1noun大水壺；水罐
The waiter brought a pitcher of water to our table.
服務生端了一壺水到我們桌上。
a pitcher of watera pitcher of juice
投手甩臂C2noun投手
The pitcher threw the ball fast, and the batter missed it.
投手把球快速投出，打者沒打到。
a starting pitchera relief pitcher
片語
starting pitcher先發登板 →先發上場的投手
relief pitcher後援救火 →中途接替的投手
pitcher's mound投手站丘 →投手站立的土墩
a pitcher of water滿壺清水 →裝滿水的水壺
你會不會這樣說？
He filled the ___ with cold water before dinner. (pitcher / picture)
看答案
pitcher
pitcher 是水壺、投手，picture 是圖片，兩字拼法相近但意思不同。
'The pitcher filled a pitcher with cold water.' 第二個 pitcher 指什麼？(A) 投手 (B) 水壺
看答案
(B)
同一句中前者指投手，後者指水壺，需用語境判斷詞義。
字族
pitch 投擲；投球（動詞）