Word · Frequency #17627
putter
瞎忙;磨蹭;闲荡
核心释义
do random, unplanned work or activities, or spend time idly
- 1.
不慌不忙地做琐事;闲逛。
To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
- 2.
To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.
漫步;闲逛;不慌不忙地做琐事;闲逛。;慢条斯理地工作;漫步;闲荡
用法In use
On Sunday mornings, I like to putter around the house before starting any work.
用法提示:putter 在此作不及物动词,表示‘闲荡、瞎忙’,与 around 连用指慢悠悠地做琐事。
He puttered in the garden for hours, weeding and watering the plants.
用法提示:puttered 是 putter 的过去式,表示不慌不忙地做零碎活儿。
Stop puttering and get your shoes on—we need to leave now!
用法提示:puttering 是现在分词,在这里表示‘拖拖拉拉、闲混’。
v. putter around/about + place
putter around/about 常指做琐碎小事或消磨时间,语气轻松、无目的。
He puttered around the garage all day.
他一整天都在车库里瞎忙。
v. putter along/down + path/road
putter along 表示缓慢、漫无目的地移动。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- putter around
- 闲逛;磨蹭
- He likes to putter around in the garden on Sundays.他喜欢星期天在花园里闲逛。
- putter away
- 浪费(时间)
- He puttered away the whole afternoon in his workshop.他在车间里消磨了一整个下午。
- a good putter
- 优秀的推杆球手
- She is a very good putter.她是一位非常优秀的推杆球手。
- putter grip
- 推杆握把
- The putter grip is worn out.这个推杆握把已经磨损了。
- putter head
- 推杆杆头
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
果岭上反复轻击(putt)不进球,像在磨蹭——putter 既是推杆,也是闲荡。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:高尔夫球场、日常闲散活动 该词可作名词也可作动词:名词指高尔夫推杆(或推杆者),多用于高尔夫语境,语气中性;动词指慢条斯理地做琐事或闲逛,通常为非正式用法,比较常见于日常口语。具体含义需根据词性和语境判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
作动词时,常用短语 putter around/about(闲逛、磨蹭)和 putter something away(浪费,如时间、金钱)。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 putter 读作 /ˈpʌtə/(高尔夫推杆/闲荡)时押韵,均含 -utter- 拼写。注意 putter 若读 /ˈpʊtə/(意为“置放者”)时不与这些词押韵;拼写相似的 puter /ˈpjuːtə/ 读音更不相同。
用法优先级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。
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