tiebreaker
tiebreaker — 名詞
1. Extra playing time or a special deciding game added to a sports contest when the
延長賽
平手後決勝負的加賽
Extra playing time or a special deciding game added to a sports contest when the score is equal after the regular match, so that one side can be declared the winner.
The soccer match went into a tiebreaker because both teams were still drawing 2–2 after the full 90 minutes.
正規九十分鐘結束時兩隊仍以 2–2 戰平，足球賽因此進入延長賽。
domain: sports (soccer)
In tennis, a tiebreaker is used to decide a set that reaches 6–6.
在網球比賽中，一盤打到 6–6 時會進行搶七局來決定勝負。
collocation: win/decide a tiebreaker
Imran served two aces in the tiebreaker and won the championship match for his team.
Imran 在延長賽中連發兩記 ace 球，為他的隊伍拿下冠軍賽。
The referee announced a sudden‑death tiebreaker after the game ended in a draw, leaving both teams exhausted.
裁判宣布比賽以平手結束後進入驟死延長賽，兩隊都已筋疲力竭。
collocation: sudden-death tiebreaker
- play a tiebreaker
- win a tiebreaker
- decide a tiebreaker
- sudden-death tiebreaker
- go into a tiebreaker
- decider
More informal and general; can apply to any contest, not just sports.
- extra time
Specific to soccer and other timed sports; refers to the additional clock period, not the deciding mechanism itself.
- overtime
US English term for an extra period in basketball, hockey, and football.
用法筆記
Most common in racket sports (tennis, badminton) and timed team sports (soccer, basketball). The exact format — extra time, a deciding game, or a shootout — varies by sport.
常見錯誤
2. A deciding item — such as a bonus question, an additional ballot, or a supplemen
同分決勝
同分時定輸贏的額外題目或投票
A deciding item — such as a bonus question, an additional ballot, or a supplementary mark — that picks a champion from among contestants whose scores are equal.
The quiz show host asked a tiebreaker question to decide which contestant would advance to the final round.
益智節目的主持人出一道同分決勝題，來決定哪位參賽者能晉級總決賽。
collocation: tiebreaker question
After the first vote ended in a draw, the chairperson cast a tiebreaker vote to choose the new committee leader.
第一次投票打成平手後，主席投下同分決勝票，選出委員會的新領導人。
collocation: cast a tiebreaker vote
Beatriz answered the tiebreaker correctly and won first place in the citywide spelling bee.
Beatriz 正確回答了同分決勝題，在全市拼字比賽中獲得第一名。
The judges used a tiebreaker score based on presentation quality to separate the two finalists, awarding Yael the gold medal.
評審根據簡報品質給出同分決勝分，以此區分兩位決賽入圍者，最後由 Yael 獲得金牌。
- tiebreaker question
- tiebreaker vote
- tiebreaker round
- tiebreaker for
- cast a tiebreaker
用法筆記
Often appears in compound noun phrases such as tiebreaker question, tiebreaker vote, or tiebreaker round. The preposition for is common when specifying the prize or position being decided (e.g., a tiebreaker for third place).