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单词 yips
释义 yips, n. pl. colloq.|jɪps|
[Origin obscure.]
In Golf, a state of nervousness which causes a player to miss an easy putt in a competition. Usu. with the def. article.
1963Times 10 June 4/2 His left-below-right putting stroke designed to prevent the ‘yips’, is most effective once it begins to flow.1972Tel. (Brisbane) 1 Jan. 5/7 Nevertheless, Jones got a dose of what golfers call ‘the yips’.1984Times 21 Sept. 9/4 Golfers suffer from the ‘yips’, which means that their muscles seize up and freeze when they are faced with a short putt and they cannot play the stroke.
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