A batter stands in the batter 's box at one side of the plate, and attempts to bat the ball safely into fair play.

一名击球手站在牌子旁边的击球手区里，试图安全地把球击入场内。

U. S. stocks fell sharply for a third straight session Wednesday as recession fears continued to batter sentiment.

美国股市连续第三个星期三大幅下跌，衰退的恐惧继续打击了信心。