foursome

/ˈfɔːsəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɔːrsəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯr-səm/ (ame, mw)

foursome — noun

  • foursomesingular
  • foursomesplural

1. Four people regarded as one set for a shared meal, game, trip, performance, or s

1.名詞B2
釋義

Four people regarded as one set for a shared meal, game, trip, performance, or similar activity.

例句

Yuna booked a table for a foursome at the hotel restaurant.

book a table for a foursome

The waiter led the foursome to a booth beside the window.

同義詞
  • quartet

    more formal and especially common for musicians or singers

  • group of four

    a plain descriptive phrase with no special tone

  • party of four

    narrower and mostly used for restaurant bookings or seating

反義詞
  • duo

    a group of two people

  • trio

    a group of three people

文法句型

a foursome of + plural noun

book a table for a foursome

travel as a foursome

用法筆記

Most often used for four people who are together socially or for an activity. It can also describe two couples, but the focus stays on the group of four rather than on the couples themselves.

常見錯誤

❌The foursome of friends were waiting outside.
✅The foursome of friends was waiting outside.
💡Treat foursome as a singular group in careful written English.
❌We bought a foursome of chairs for the patio.
✅We bought a set of four chairs for the patio.
💡Foursome normally refers to people, not objects.

2. A golf match between two pairs, where each pair shares one ball and the partners

2.名詞C2
釋義

A golf match between two pairs, where each pair shares one ball and the partners hit it on alternate turns until the hole is finished.

例句

The club paired Matthew and Stefan against Bao and Kwame in a foursome.

in a foursome

In a foursome, each pair takes turns hitting the same ball.

rule: partners share one ball

同義詞
反義詞
  • four-ball

    a golf format where each player uses their own ball

文法句型

play a foursome

in a foursome

enter a foursome

用法筆記

This is a technical golf term, not a general word for any game with four players. Distinguish it from sense 1: here the players are arranged as two partnerships, and each partnership uses only one ball.

常見錯誤

❌We played a foursome, and each golfer used a separate ball.
✅We played a foursome, and each pair shared one ball.
💡In golf, a foursome uses alternate shots with one ball per pair.