game-winner

/ˈɡeɪm ˌwɪn.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeɪm ˌwɪn.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)

game-winner — 名詞

1. a person or group that comes out on top in a game, contest, or tournament

1.名詞B1
釋義

獲勝者

贏得比賽的人或隊伍

a person or group that comes out on top in a game, contest, or tournament

例句

Tariq was the game-winner at the chess tournament after six hours of play.

經過六個小時的對弈，Tariq 成為該西洋棋比賽的獲勝者。

Ananya and her doubles partner were the game-winners in yesterday's tennis match.

Ananya 和她的雙打搭檔是昨天網球比賽的獲勝者。

plural form: game-winners

同義詞
  • winner

    shorter and more frequent in everyday use; 'game-winner' often adds dramatic emphasis

  • champion

    implies winning a series or league, not a single game

  • victor

    more formal and literary; less common in sports broadcasts

反義詞
  • loser

    direct opposite in competition contexts

用法筆記

This sense is less common than the plain noun 'winner'; the hyphenated form tends to appear in sports or game commentary where the specific event is already named.

2. in sports, a goal, basket, hit, or score that decides the winner of a game, espe

2.名詞B1
釋義

致勝球；致勝分

決定比賽勝負的進球或得分

in sports, a goal, basket, hit, or score that decides the winner of a game, especially one achieved at a critical moment near the end of play

例句

Theo scored the game-winner with a powerful shot in the last minute of the match.

Theo 在比賽最後一分鐘以一記強力射門攻入致勝球。

verb collocation: score the game-winner

Fatima's free throw was the game-winner, putting her team ahead by one point with three seconds left.

Fatima 的罰球是致勝分，讓她的球隊在比賽結束前三秒領先一分。

同義詞
  • winner

    shorter form; 'game-winner' is more explicit about the decisive nature

  • winning goal

    more common in soccer (football) contexts; can refer to any goal scored by the winning side, not necessarily the decider

  • deciding point

    formal scoring term used in tennis and some rulebooks

  • clincher

    informal; especially common in baseball and American football commentary

用法筆記

Commonly used in North American sports commentary; the British equivalent often prefers 'winner' or 'winning goal' in football/soccer contexts.

常見錯誤

❌He made the winning goal
✅He scored the game-winner
💡'game-winner' is a noun for the decisive point itself, not a description of a goal already scored earlier in the game.