bogie
bogie — noun
- bogiesingular
- bogiesplural
1. a metal frame holding wheels that sits under a train carriage and lets it turn a
a metal frame holding wheels that sits under a train carriage and lets it turn and roll along the track
The engineers checked each bogie under the old steam train before the morning service.
subject is a railway worker inspecting parts
A worn bogie can make a carriage shake and rattle on a curved section of track.
collocation: worn bogie / shake and rattle
Mert lay under the wagon to grease the bogie before the freight train left.
Each long carriage rests on two bogies, one at each end, to spread the heavy load.
- truck
American railway term for the same wheel assembly
用法筆記
Chiefly British railway vocabulary; American English usually says 'truck' for the same part.
2. a separate section of a train where travellers sit during the journey
a separate section of a train where travellers sit during the journey
Sari ran along the platform and jumped into the last bogie just as the doors closed.
subject named, scene on a platform
The front bogie was crowded, so the family moved to a quieter one near the back.
collocation: crowded bogie
Élise found her seat number printed on a small card inside the air-conditioned bogie.
Each bogie on the long-distance train had its own toilet and luggage rack.
用法筆記
Common in Indian and some British English; many speakers prefer 'carriage' or 'coach' for this meaning.
3. an imaginary evil spirit, or a thing that frightens many people even when there
an imaginary evil spirit, or a thing that frightens many people even when there is little real danger
Romi told the children a story about a hairy bogie that hid under the wooden stairs.
collocation: a bogie hides / lurks
Rising prices became the bogie that every shopkeeper in the small town feared.
figurative: X becomes the bogie that people fear
Meera could not sleep, certain that a bogie was breathing somewhere in the dark room.
Politicians often raise the bogie of higher taxes to scare voters before an election.
用法筆記
Also spelled 'bogey'; describes both a literal goblin and a figurative thing used to frighten people.
4. in golf, a result of one shot more than the set target number for a single hole
in golf, a result of one shot more than the set target number for a single hole
Harper missed a short putt and finished the ninth hole with a frustrating bogie.
collocation: finish with a bogie
A single bogie on the last hole cost Felipe the club championship by one shot.
scene: golf championship lost by a bogie
Obi played steadily, taking three bogies but no worse over the whole round.
The crowd groaned when the leader turned an easy par into a careless bogie.
- birdie
one shot under the target number for a hole
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: this is a number on a golf scorecard, not a frightening spirit.
5. an aircraft that has not been named or identified yet, and which might belong to
an aircraft that has not been named or identified yet, and which might belong to an enemy
The radar operator warned the pilots about a fast bogie approaching from the north.
collocation: a bogie approaching
Mei tracked the strange bogie on her screen until it finally turned away from the coast.
scene: tracking an unidentified plane
Two fighter jets were sent to inspect the bogie flying near the busy airport.
Asher called out a bogie on the left as the unmarked plane crossed the border.
- unknown
the plain word controllers use for an unidentified plane
用法筆記
Military and pilot slang; the plane is unknown rather than confirmed as friendly or hostile.
bogie — verb
- bogiepresent simple I / you / we / they
- bogies3rd person singular
- bogying-ing form
- bogiedpast simple
1. in golf, to take one shot more than the target number while playing a particular
in golf, to take one shot more than the target number while playing a particular hole
Yara bogied the eighteenth hole and slipped from first place down to third.
pattern: bogie + [hole number]
The young golfer bogied three holes in a row before finding his rhythm again.
collocation: bogie three holes in a row
Tara bogied the short par-three after her ball rolled slowly into the sand.
Nobody expected the champion to bogie such an easy final hole in calm weather.
- birdie
to play a hole in one shot under the target
文法句型
bogie + [hole]
用法筆記
Object is always a golf hole; you bogie a hole, never a person or a game.