putt

IPA/pʌt/
KK[pˈʌt]IPA/pʌt/

putt — 動詞

  • puttpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • putts3rd person singular
  • putting-ing form
  • puttedpast simple

1. In the sport of golf, to make a light, smooth hit that sends the ball rolling fo

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

輕擊；推桿

高爾夫球中輕推球入洞

In the sport of golf, to make a light, smooth hit that sends the ball rolling forward across the area of very short grass around the hole.

例句

Theo putted the ball across the green and watched it roll toward the hole.

Theo 把球輕推過果嶺，看著它朝球洞滾去。

transitive: putt + ball + prepositional phrase

From eight metres away, Marta putted carefully and saw the ball drop into the cup.

Marta 從八公尺外仔細推桿，看著球掉進洞口。

intransitive: putt + adverbial of result

同義詞
  • roll in

    informal phrase focusing on the result: 'She rolled in a long putt to win.'

  • tap in

    informal, for a very short putt: 'He tapped in from thirty centimetres.'

文法句型

putt + object (ball)

putt + adverbial of direction

putt (no object)

用法筆記

Often used with an adverbial of direction or result to describe where the ball goes. In casual golf conversation, the object (the ball) is sometimes dropped: 'She putted beautifully all round.'

常見錯誤

❌He putted the ball into the water from the tee.
✅He drove the ball into the water from the tee.
💡'putt' is only for the short-grass area near the hole, not for a long first shot from the tee.
❌She put the ball gently on the green.
✅She putted the ball gently on the green.
💡'put' and 'putt' sound similar but are different verbs with different spellings in the past tense (put / putted).

putt — 名詞