| 单词 | bogey |
| 释义 | bogey (boʊgi ) Word forms: bogeys language note: The spelling bogy and the plural form bogies are also used. 1. countable noun A bogey is something or someone that people are worried about, perhaps without much cause or reason. Then there is that old bogey, taxes. Age is another bogey for those in the acting business. Synonyms: bugbear, bête noire, horror, nightmare Bogey is also an adjective. Did people still tell their kids scare stories about bogey policewomen? 2. countable noun A bogey is an imaginary evil spirit. 3. countable noun A bogey is a piece of dried mucus that comes from inside your nose. [British, informal] 4. countable noun In golf, when a player scores a bogey at a hole, they take one more shot than the standard that has been fixed for that hole. Collocations: make a bogey He didn't make a bogey on the last 44 holes, and he was sick from food poisoning the entire last round. Globe and Mail In the end, he did well to make a bogey five, his chip from behind the green finishing inches from the cup. Times, Sunday Times He didn't make a bogey for the final 53 holes of the tournament. Globe and Mail He made a bogey, but that would have put him into a play-off. Times, Sunday Times He finds semi-rough and makes a bogey five. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 担心之事 Japanese: 悩みの種 |
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