backstop
n. [棒]挡球网；捕手
vt. 止住；支持；作守门员
过去式：backstopped 过去分词：backstopped 现在分词：backstopping 第三人称单数：backstops
近义词：catcher，
英英释义
Noun
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- a precaution in case of an emergency;
"he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
Verb
- act as a backstop
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- 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。
- 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。