backstop
n. 挡球网, 接球手 [电] 背向停止
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释义与例句
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1.
An object or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
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2.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, this morning, said a time-limited backstop would be unacceptable, and has previously promised to vote down the UK’s Brexit withdrawal deal unless it features a satisfactory backstop.
"The 2½ years since have been about hammering home these points in any European capital that would listen. And in spite of capacity-sapping talks on the first point – Brexit, border and backstop – the Department of Foreign Affairs and other government departments have been working quietly to make good on the second.
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A wall or fence behind home plate.
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A catcher; the position of catcher.
俚语 体育 游戏 -
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The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
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The longstop.
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The wicket-keeper.
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Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
政治 军事
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1.
To serve as backstop for.
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2.
To bolster, support.
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词汇关系
词源
From back + stop.
来源：wiktionary