Word · Frequency #17509
birdies
小鸟球;小鸟(高尔夫)
birdies is the plural of birdie.
a score of one stroke under par on a hole
高尔夫术语,指低于标准杆一杆的成绩,与“小鸟”本义(小鸟)不同。
- 1.
The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
比标准杆少一杆完成一洞。
- 2.
A shuttlecock.
羽毛球。
- 3.
An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
电子设备内部产生的电磁信号。
- 4.
A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
某些国家以中指表示的下流手势。
- 5.
A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
某些国家以中指和食指表示的下流手势。
比标准杆少一杆完成一洞。;羽毛球。;电子设备内部产生的电磁信号。;某些国家以中指表示的下流手势。;某些国家以中指和食指表示的下流手势。
In use
She scored a birdie on the fifth hole.
His three birdies on the back nine helped him win the match.
That birdie gave the team the lead in the tournament.
make a birdie on [hole]
名词用法,常见搭配make/get/score a birdie。
She made a birdie on the 12th hole.
她在第12洞打出小鸟球。
birdie [hole]
动词用法,直接以球洞为宾语。
He birdied the 18th hole to win the match.
他在第18洞打出小鸟球,从而赢得了比赛。
Common mistakes
I caught a birdie on the 5th hole.I made a birdie on the 5th hole.
汉语高尔夫口语说“抓鸟”,直译成 caught 不符合英语惯用表达;英语中“打出小鸟球”常说 make a birdie 或 get a birdie,也可直接用动词 birdie 接球洞。
Connections
Collocations
- make a birdie
- 打出小鸟球
- She made a birdie on the 18th hole.她在第18洞打出了小鸟球。
- birdie putt
- 小鸟推杆
- He sank the birdie putt to win the match.他推进了小鸟推杆,赢得了比赛。
- birdie chance
- 抓小鸟的机会
- He wasted his birdie chance with a bad putt.他因糟糕的推杆浪费了抓小鸟的机会。
- birdie a hole
- 在某洞打出小鸟球
- He birdied the 18th to win the tournament.他在第18洞打出小鸟球,赢得了锦标赛。
- birdie streak
- 连续抓鸟(的纪录)
- Her birdie streak ended on the 10th hole.她的连续抓鸟纪录在第10洞结束了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住:高尔夫球场上‘小鸟’birdie 飞得比标准低一杆——低于标准杆一杆就是小鸟球。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:golf、sports commentary、casual golf conversation 通常多用于高尔夫运动相关场合,如比赛、练习、记分或体育报道;作名词指小鸟球,作动词指打出小鸟球。语气比较中性,正式报道和球友日常交流中都较常见。
Grammar Note
现在分词除 birdying 外,也可写作 birdieing。
Pronunciation & Spelling
birdie /ˈbɜːdi/ 与 wordy /ˈwɜːdi/、nerdy /ˈnɜːdi/ 押韵(美式英语中读 /ˈbɜːrdi/、/ˈwɜːrdi/、/ˈnɜːrdi/,仍押韵)。cookie、movie、zombie、calorie 虽然也以 -ie 结尾,但重音元音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.