Cricket. a unit of play in which each team has a turn at bat, the turn of a team ending after ten players are put out or when the team declares. land reclaimed, especially from the sea. the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land. enclosure, as of wasteland. the gathering in of ...
nounobsoleteIngathering; harvesting. nounThe state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get one turn each at bat; -- often in the pl. nounLands recovered from the sea.
Meaning "a team's turn in a game" first recorded 1735, usually plural in cricket, singular in baseball. 例句和用法 1. He struck out in the third inning. 他在第三局三击不中而出局了。 2. He scored two home runs back to back in the 9th inning. 他在第9局连续获2分。 《新英汉大...
Old English innung "a taking in, a putting in," gerundive of innian "get within, put or bring in; lodge; include; fill up, restore," from inn (adv.) "in" (see in). Meaning "a team's turn in action in a game" first recorded 1735, usually plural in cricket, singular in baseba...
The meaning of INNING is a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at bat for each team; also : a baseball team's turn at bat ending with the third out. How to use inning in a sentence.
Inning In"ning, n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.] 1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in the pl. Hence: The ...