links
links — 名詞
- linkssingular
- linksesplural
1. a golf course built in the traditional links style, with open rolling ground, fe
高爾夫球場
傳統海岸型高爾夫球場
a golf course built in the traditional links style, with open rolling ground, few trees, and many bunkers, and not necessarily located on the coast
The links at Troon are among the most famous golf courses in the world.
特倫的球場是全世界最有名的高爾夫球場之一。
grammar: plural verb 'are' with 'links'
Cyrus played the famous links near Edinburgh and said the wind made every shot tricky.
Cyrus 在愛丁堡附近那座著名的球場打了球，說風讓每一桿都很難打。
These links are open to visitors every day except Sunday during the winter.
冬季期間，這些球場除了星期日之外每天都對外開放。
The club secretary announced that the links would close early because of the storm.
球場秘書宣布，由於暴風警報，球場將提早關閉。
- golf course
the universal term; 'links' is more specific and traditional
文法句型
the + links
links + plural verb
用法筆記
Used as a plural noun ('the links are...'), not as a countable singular. This sense refers to the classic layout style — open, windswept terrain with natural hazards — that defines a links golf course, wherever it is built. Compare with sense 2, which specifies a coastal location, and sense 3, which means any golf course regardless of style.
常見錯誤
2. a seaside golf course built on natural sandy ground with few trees, where the wi
海濱球場
建在沙丘上的海岸高爾夫球場
a seaside golf course built on natural sandy ground with few trees, where the wind and rolling hills make play more difficult
The Watanabe family booked a round at the famous old links in St Andrews.
渡邊一家在聖安德魯斯那座著名的老海濱球場預訂了一場球。
collocation: famous old links
Femi wanted to play on a proper seaside links with tall dunes and sea views.
Femi 想在一個有高聳沙丘和海景的真正的海邊球場打球。
Strong wind made the links feel twice as hard for the visiting golfers from Japan.
強風讓來自日本的訪客選手覺得這座海濱球場難度增加了一倍。
The old links near the harbour has narrow fairways and deep bunkers near every green.
港口附近那座老海濱球場的球道狹窄，每個果嶺旁都有很深的沙坑。
- golf course
a more general term — all links are golf courses, but not all golf courses are links
文法句型
a + links
the + links
用法筆記
This sense refers specifically to the type of golf course found along coastlines, originally in Scotland. In modern use, 'a links' often contrasts with 'a parkland course' (inland, wooded). Distinct from sense 1, which describes the classic links layout regardless of coastal location.
常見錯誤
3. any piece of land where the game of golf is played, with a set of holes, tees, f
球場
任何打高爾夫球的場地
any piece of land where the game of golf is played, with a set of holes, tees, fairways, and greens — used without implying a particular style or coastal location
Mira booked a tee time at the local links for Saturday morning with her brother.
Mira 為星期六早上和弟弟一起打球，在當地球場預訂了開球時間。
collocation: local links
The groundskeeper at the municipal links mows the greens every day before dawn.
市立球場的場務員每天天亮前都會修剪果嶺上的草。
Charlotte learned to play golf on a small nine-hole links near her hometown.
Charlotte 在她家附近一個九洞的小球場學會了打高爾夫球。
After the rain stopped, the club manager opened the links again for afternoon players.
雨停之後，球場經理重新開放球場，讓下午的球友進場打球。
- golf course
the standard term in American English; 'links' is more common in British English
文法句型
a + links
the + links
用法筆記
This sense is a broader use of 'links' to mean any golf course, even courses not built on coastal sand. The distinction between a 'links' (seaside) and a 'golf course' (inland) is fading in everyday speech. Compare with sense 1 (classic links style) and sense 2 (specifically coastal course).
4. areas of low sandy hills that form naturally along a coastline, covered with tou
沙丘
海岸邊的天然沙丘地帶
areas of low sandy hills that form naturally along a coastline, covered with tough grass and shaped by the wind and waves
The links along this coast are home to many rare seabirds and wild flowers.
這一段海岸的沙丘是許多稀有海鳥和野花的家園。
collocation: links along the coast
Anjali walked across the sandy links to reach the beach at low tide.
Anjali 穿過沙丘地帶，在退潮時走到了沙灘上。
Developers wanted to build houses on the links, but local people stopped the project.
開發商想在沙丘上蓋房子，但當地居民阻止了這個計劃。
The coastal links stretch for miles along the eastern shore of the island.
海岸沙丘沿著島嶼的東岸綿延數英里。
- sand dunes
the more common modern term for hills of sand formed by wind along a coast
文法句型
the + links
links of + place name
用法筆記
This is the original meaning of 'links' in Scottish and Northern English geography. It describes natural coastal features, not a man-made golf course. The word is always used in plural form with a plural verb.