flagstick

/ˈflæɡ.stɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflæɡˌstɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflag-ˌstik/ (ame, mw)

flagstick — noun

  • flagsticksingular
  • flagsticksplural

1. a tall thin pole with a small flag on top, set in the hole on a putting green so

1.名詞C1
釋義

a tall thin pole with a small flag on top, set in the hole on a putting green so that golfers can see from far away where they should aim their ball.

例句

Ayesha asked the caddie to remove the flagstick before she putted on the 17th green.

collocation: remove the flagstick

From the fairway Christopher could just make out the red flagstick rising above the bunker.

typical scene: spotting the flagstick from distance

同義詞
  • pin

    informal everyday golf term; players say 'aim at the pin' far more often than 'aim at the flagstick'

  • flag

    loose shorthand; technically the flag is only the cloth piece on top of the pole

文法句型

the flagstick

remove/replace the flagstick

用法筆記

Only used about golf. Subject of common verbs is usually a player or caddie (remove, replace, hold, tend), or the ball (hit, strike, rattle).

常見錯誤

❌He pulled out the flag stick from the hole.
✅He pulled out the flagstick from the hole.
💡written as one word, not two.