A baseball word. The pitcher throws; if the batter gets three strikes (a swing and a miss, or a good ball he does not swing at), his turn is over — he is out. That whole event is a strikeout. It counts as a small victory for the pitcher, so the number is kept as one of a pitcher's main statistics: 'he had twelve strikeouts in that game' means he ended twelve batters' turns this way.

A baseball word一個棒球用語. The pitcher投手 throws投球; if如果 the batter打者 gets three strikes被判三個好球（a swing and a miss揮棒落空, or a good ball he does not swing at或該揮而沒揮的好球）, his turn他這個打席 is over就結束了 — he is out他就出局了. That whole event整個這件事 is a strikeout就叫 strikeout（三振）. It它 counts as a small victory for the pitcher算是投手的一個小勝利, so the number所以這個數字 is kept as one of a pitcher's main statistics會被算成投手的主要成績之一: 'he had twelve strikeouts in that game'「他那場比賽三振了十二人」 means he ended twelve batters' turns this way意思是他用這種方式結束了十二個打者的打席.

So the same event has two sides in English. The pitcher records a strikeout; the batter suffers one. You can say 'the batter struck out' (verb, two words) or 'that was a strikeout' (noun, one word). Written as one word or with a hyphen, it is the noun; written as two words, it is the verb.

So所以 the same event同一件事 has two sides in English在英文裡有兩種說法. The pitcher投手 records a strikeout是「拿到」一個 strikeout; the batter打者 suffers one則是「被三振」. You你 can say 'the batter struck out'可以說 'the batter struck out'（動詞，兩個字） (verb, two words) or 'that was a strikeout'或說 'that was a strikeout'（名詞，一個字） (noun, one word). Written as one word or with a hyphen寫成一個字或加連字號時, it is the noun是名詞; written as two words寫成兩個字時, it is the verb則是動詞.

Outside baseball, Americans use 'strike out' as a verb to mean fail completely, especially after trying: 'I asked three companies for a job and struck out every time.' The noun strikeout is less common in that everyday sense, but people will understand it. Taiwanese students meet this word constantly if they follow 中華職棒 or MLB.

Outside baseball在棒球之外, Americans美國人 use 'strike out' as a verb to mean fail completely也會用 'strike out' 當動詞，意思是完全失敗, especially after trying尤其是努力過之後: 'I asked three companies for a job and struck out every time.'「我向三間公司求職，每次都槓龜。」 The noun strikeout名詞 strikeout is less common in that everyday sense在這種日常用法裡比較少見, but people will understand it但大家聽得懂. Taiwanese students台灣學生 meet this word constantly常常會遇到這個字 if they follow 中華職棒 or MLB如果他們有在看中華職棒或MLB的話.