backstops

英['bækstɒp] 美['bækˌstɒp]
  • n.[棒]挡球网;捕手vt.止住;支持;作守门员
backstopped backstopped backstopping backstops
  • bac abbr.二进制-模拟转换(=binaryanalogueconvert)
  • bac. abbr.二进制-模拟转换(=binaryanalogueconvert)
  • Baca n.巴卡
  • Bacaadweeyn n.巴阿德文(在索马里;东经47º30'北纬7º10')
  • Bacabachi n.巴卡瓦奇(在墨西哥;西经109º25'北纬26º54')
Noun:
  1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

  2. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

  3. a precaution in case of an emergency;

    "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

Verb:
  1. act as a backstop

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Fourth, the financial system - despite the policy backstop - is severely damaged.
      第四,尽管政府提供了政策支持,但金融体系遭到了严重损坏。
    2. The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration.
      政府同意支持那些对石油勘查投资的公司。