gimme

/ˈɡɪm.i/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɪmi] /ˈɡɪm.i/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈɪmi] /ˈgi-mē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɡɪmi/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɪmi] /ˈɡɪmi/ (ame, ipa)

gimme — 名詞

  • gimmesingular
  • gimmesplural

1. a task, game, or chance that seems so easy that success feels almost certain

1.名詞B2
釋義

小菜一碟

容易到幾乎穩贏的事

a task, game, or chance that seems so easy that success feels almost certain

例句

Christopher called the final interview a gimme after months of practice.

Christopher 練了好幾個月後，說最後一場面試根本是小菜一碟。

a gimme = an easy success

After seeing the open goal, Ada said the shot was a gimme.

看到前方空門後，Ada 說那一腳根本是小菜一碟。

同義詞
  • cinch

    very close in meaning, though cinch can sound slightly older or more American

  • sure thing

    focuses even more strongly on certainty of success

  • cakewalk

    stresses how little effort is needed, often for a whole task rather than one chance

反義詞
  • toss-up

    describes a situation where the result is uncertain

文法句型

be a gimme

look like a gimme

not a gimme

用法筆記

This sense is common in casual talk about contests, jobs, and schoolwork. It suggests strong confidence, so using it can sound overconfident if the result later turns out to be difficult.

常見錯誤

❌The emergency surgery is a gimme.
✅The warm-up quiz is a gimme.
💡use this word for something that feels easy, not for a serious situation where success cannot be assumed.

2. in golf, a very short putt that should go into the hole without much risk

2.名詞C1
釋義

近洞短推

高爾夫裡幾乎不會失手的短推桿

in golf, a very short putt that should go into the hole without much risk

例句

Andrés left the ball two inches away, a true gimme.

Andrés 把球停在離洞兩英吋的位置，成了一記近洞短推。

golf: very short putt

With the ball beside the cup, Olivia had a gimme.

球就停在洞杯旁邊，Olivia 面前只剩一記近洞短推。

同義詞
  • tap-in

    a close golf term for a very easy short putt, often with less emphasis on concession

  • short putt

    more general and neutral; not every short putt feels as easy as a gimme

反義詞
  • long putt

    describes a putt from much farther away and with more difficulty

文法句型

have a gimme

leave a gimme

a gimme by the cup

用法筆記

This sense names the easy putt itself. Distinguish it from sense 3, which is the act of letting an opponent count that putt without hitting it.

常見錯誤

❌She gave him a gimme' when naming the short putt itself.
✅She left him a gimme.
💡sense 2 is the easy putt, while sense 3 is the concession.

3. in golf, the decision to let an opponent count a near-the-hole putt without maki

3.名詞C1
釋義

讓推球

讓對手免打最後短推的決定

in golf, the decision to let an opponent count a near-the-hole putt without making the shot

例句

In the club match, Ilan gave his opponent the gimme.

在俱樂部比賽裡，Ilan 給了對手一個讓推球。

give a gimme = concede the putt

Élise tapped her putter on the grass to signal a gimme.

Élise 用推桿輕點草地，示意願意給對方讓推球。

同義詞
  • concession

    more formal golf language for allowing an opponent to count a stroke or hole

  • given putt

    explicitly names the putt that another player has allowed

反義詞
  • make the putt

    means the player must actually hit the ball into the hole

文法句型

give a gimme

offer a gimme

refuse a gimme

用法筆記

This sense is about agreement between players, usually in casual or match play. Distinguish it from sense 2, which names the short putt near the hole rather than the act of allowing it.

常見錯誤

❌The gimme rolled past the hole.
✅The gimme saved a stroke in match play.
💡sense 3 is a concession by another player, not the moving ball.

gimme — short form