Word · Frequency #18120
caddie
球童
a person who carries a golfer's clubs during a game
- 1.
A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
受雇为高尔夫球手背球杆并提供建议的人。
受雇为高尔夫球手背球杆并提供建议的人。
In use
The golfer asked his caddie to carry the bag.
The caddies waited near the first tee for their players.
A skilled caddie can read the green and help you choose the right club.
caddie for sb
作动词时后接 for 引出服务对象；现在分词为 caddying（也可写作 caddieing）。
He caddies for a professional golfer.
他为一位职业高尔夫球手当球童。
work as a caddie
表示担任球童这份工作。
She worked as a caddie during the summer.
她夏天当球童。
hire a caddie
hire 后接不定式说明雇用目的。
He hired a caddie to carry his clubs.
他雇了一名球童帮他拿球杆。
Common mistakes
There were three caddie waiting by the first tee.There were three caddies waiting by the first tee.
汉语名词没有单复数变化，但英语中 caddie 是可数名词，数量为三时要用复数形式 caddies，与 three 保持一致。
My brother caddie at the golf club every summer.My brother caddies at the golf club every summer.
caddie 可直接用作动词，主语是第三人称单数 brother，一般现在时需要在动词后加 -s，变为 caddies。
He caddied to a famous golfer last year.He caddied for a famous golfer last year.
caddie 作动词表示“为某人当球童”时，服务对象前要用介词 for；to 通常表示方向，不符合这一搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- caddie for someone
- 给某人当球童
- She caddied for a professional golfer at the tournament.她在锦标赛上给一位职业高尔夫球手当球童。
- golf caddie
- 高尔夫球童
- He started as a golf caddie at the age of twelve.他十二岁时开始当高尔夫球童。
- caddie master
- 球童领班
- The caddie master assigned us two experienced caddies.球童主管给我们安排了两名经验丰富的球童。
- caddie fee
- 球童服务费
- The caddie fee was twenty dollars plus tip.球童服务费是二十美元，另加小费。
- hire a caddie
- 雇一名球童
- Hiring a caddie is not allowed at this club.这家俱乐部不允许雇球童。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
caddie 的读音近似“凯迪”：想象球童凯迪背着球杆袋，随时帮球员递杆。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：golf course、golf club caddie 一词主要用于高尔夫运动场景，属于中性词。名词义（球童）和动词义（当球童）在口语和专业场合都比较常见；动词用法多出现在比赛或陪同打球的场合。
Grammar Note
现在分词有 caddying 和 caddieing 两种拼写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
caddie /ˈkædi/ 与 daddy、baddie、laddie、paddy 押韵（重读元音 /æ/ 及后面的 /di/ 相同）；注意 caddis 拼写相近但读作 /ˈkædɪs/，与 caddie 并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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.