bat·ter¹/`bætə; ˈbætə/ n 1 [U] a liquid mixture of flour, milk, eggs etc, used in cooking 〔面粉、牛奶、鸡蛋等调成的〕面糊: fish in batter or breadcrumbs 蘸上面糊或面包屑的鱼 2 [U] AmE a thick mixture of flour, eggs, milk etc used for making cakes 【美】 〔做蛋糕用的〕厚面糊 3 [C] the person who is trying to hit the ball in BASEBALL 〔棒球的〕击球手