bunker
/ˈbʌŋkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌŋkɚ] /ˈbʌŋkər/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌŋkɚ] /ˈbəŋ-kər How to pronounce bunker (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bunker — noun
- bunkersingular
- bunkersplural
1. a strong place, often below ground, where people or weapons are kept safe during
a strong place, often below ground, where people or weapons are kept safe during bombing, gunfire, or similar attacks.
People hurried into the bunker when the air-raid siren started.
go into a bunker during an attack
The school kept blankets and water inside a concrete bunker.
After midnight, fifty neighbours slept in the bunker under the clinic.
Mud covered the bunker door after the blast on the hillside.
- shelter
broader and not always strongly fortified
- dugout
often smaller and more basic, especially in field fighting
- fortification
more formal and can refer to a larger defensive structure
- open ground
offers no physical protection from attack
- exposed position
stresses being left without cover
文法句型
go/run into + a bunker
a bunker under/inside + [place]
用法筆記
Often refers to a reinforced structure built for war or emergency protection. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense protects people or weapons, while sense 3 stores material.
2. an area of sand dug into a golf course that makes the next shot harder to play.
an area of sand dug into a golf course that makes the next shot harder to play.
Mateo's chip rolled into the bunker beside the eighteenth green.
into the bunker beside the green
A deep bunker guards the front of the hole on this course.
After the storm, the ball sank into a wet bunker.
Tyler needed two swings to escape the bunker near the flag.
文法句型
the ball rolls into + a bunker
escape/get out of + the bunker
用法筆記
Used almost only in golf. Many players also say 'sand trap', but 'bunker' is the standard term inside the sport.
常見錯誤
3. a large compartment or container used to hold coal, fuel, grain, or other materi
a large compartment or container used to hold coal, fuel, grain, or other material until it is needed.
Workers shoveled coal from the bunker into the factory furnace.
coal from the bunker
The ship's bunker held enough fuel for the crossing to Manila.
Rain leaked through the grain bunker and spoiled the corn.
The farm filled the bunker with wood pellets before winter.
- bin
general storage container, often less technical
- hopper
a container that often feeds material downward into a machine
- storage bay
general compartment term without the bunker nuance
文法句型
fill/load + a bunker + with + material
coal/grain/fuel + bunker
用法筆記
Common with coal, grain, pellets, or fuel in industrial and ship contexts. Unlike sense 1, this bunker stores material rather than shielding people.
bunker — verb
- bunkerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bunkers3rd person singular
- bunkering-ing form
- bunkeredpast simple
1. to load coal or oil into a ship so it has fuel for the journey.
to load coal or oil into a ship so it has fuel for the journey.
The crew bunkered the cargo ship before the night departure for Busan.
bunker + ship before departure
Dock workers bunkered the ferry with oil during the midnight stop.
bunker + ferry with oil
The captain ordered the vessel bunkered before the storm closed the port.
After unloading rice, the company bunkered the tanker and cleared the dock.
文法句型
bunker + ship/vessel/ferry + with + coal/oil
order + vessel + bunkered
用法筆記
Usually appears in shipping language and normally takes a ship or vessel as the object. The fuel itself is often named with 'with', as in 'bunkered the ferry with oil'.
常見錯誤
2. to knock a golf shot into the sand on the course, usually through a poor swing o
to knock a golf shot into the sand on the course, usually through a poor swing or bad bounce.
Rohan bunkered his tee shot on the short seventh hole.
bunker + tee shot
Christopher bunkered the ball with a rushed swing from the rough.
Talia tried to cut the corner and bunkered her approach.
One bad bounce bunkered Mateo's shot beside the practice green.
- trap
common golf verb for a ball that ends up stuck in sand
- leave in the sand
longer explanatory phrase rather than a single golf verb
- clear
send the ball safely over the hazard
- land on the green
finish beyond the sand in a successful place
文法句型
bunker + ball/shot/approach
be bunkered beside/in front of + the green
用法筆記
Used in golf when a shot finishes in a bunker, usually by mistake. The object is the ball, shot, or approach, not the player.