Word · Frequency #9221
tee
n. (高尔夫)发球区；球座；(橄榄球)球座
a short peg used to hold a golf ball off the ground, or the starting place for each hole on a golf course; also a support for a football
- 1.
The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
拉丁字母T/t的名称
- 2.
A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
高尔夫球洞中球员击打第一杆的平坦区域
- 3.
A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.
类似伞状的顶部饰物,用于印度支那国家佛塔的顶端。
- 4.
Something shaped like the letter T.
形状像字母T的东西
- 5.
A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.
通常为木质或塑料的球座,用于踢球或击球。
- 6.
The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.
将输出重定向到多个目的地的过程
- 7.
The target area of a curling rink.
冰壶场地的目标区域。
- 8.
The mark at which players aim in quoits.
套圈游戏中玩家瞄准的标记。
拉丁字母T/t的名称；高尔夫球洞中球员击打第一杆的平坦区域；类似伞状的顶部饰物,用于印度支那国家佛塔的顶端。；形状像字母T的东西；通常为木质或塑料的球座,用于踢球或击球。
In use
He placed the ball on the tee and prepared to drive.
After teeing off, she walked confidently down the fairway.
The golfer teed the ball carefully before his first shot.
on the tee
高尔夫术语，指发球区或球座。
He placed the ball on the tee.
他把球放在球座上。
tee up
及物短语动词，可拆分为“tee something up”。
She teed up the ball carefully.
她小心地把球放在球座上。
tee off
不及物短语动词，也可用于比喻义，如“开始”或“激烈批评”。
He teed off at the first hole.
他在第一个球洞开球。
Connections
Collocations
- on the tee
- 在发球区
- The golfer stood on the tee, ready to drive.高尔夫球手站在发球区，准备击球。
- tee shot
- 开球
- His tee shot went straight down the fairway.他的开球直飞球道。
- tee off
- 开球；发球
- They will tee off at the first hole at 10 a.m.他们将在上午10点从第一洞开球。
- tee up
- 把球放在球座上；准备开球
- He teed up the ball and took a practice swing.他把球放在球座上，练习挥杆。
- tee box
- 发球台
- Women often use the forward tee box.女性通常使用前方的发球台。
- tee time
- 开球时间
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象高尔夫球场上T形的球座，形状像字母T，读音类似‘踢’，把球踢上球座出发。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：高尔夫、体育 此义项通常用于高尔夫运动场景，属于专业术语，在日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
动词tee常与介词up或off连用，如tee up（把球放在球座上）和tee off（开球）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with '-ee' pronounced /iː/, rhyming with 'tee' (/tiː/). Be careful: homophone 'tea' (/tiː/) is spelled differently, and 'the' (/ðə/ or /ðiː/) does not rhyme when unstressed.
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
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