| 单词 | par |
| 释义 | par (pɑːʳ ) 1. on a par with phrase If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important. Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries. Synonyms: equal to, the same as, much the same as, well-matched with 2. uncountable noun In golf, par is the number of strokes that a good player should take to get the ball into a hole or into all the holes on a particular golf course. He was five under par after the first round. 3. below par phrase If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected. Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par. ...a below par effort. 4. up to par phrase [usu with neg] If you say that someone or something is not up to par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected. His performance was not up to par. It's a constant struggle to try to keep them up to par. Synonyms: satisfactory, acceptable, good enough, adequate 5. below par/under par phrase If you feel below par or under par, you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do. 6. par for the course phrase If you say that something that happens is par for the course, you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen. He said long hours are par for the course. Synonyms: usual, expected, standard, average Idioms: below par or under par below the standard expected The recession has left sales a little below par in the past two or three years. tired or ill and unable to perform or work as well as usual People who feel below par are unlikely to perform at their best. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers par for the course normal and to be expected He said long hours are par for the course. `I'm up every morning at six, or even earlier.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: par putt Yesterday he was in the same spot after his first nine holes, the 26-foot par putt on the 1st a sign of mothballed magic. Times,Sunday Times But a deft chip led to a par putt. Globe and Mail As each hole followed, the team score improved significantly along with our coaching skills as our own pupil excitedly secured a par putt. Times, Sunday Times He then chipped 12 feet past the hole and missed the par putt. Houston Chronicle He took time to settle, missed his par putt from close range on the first, but birdied the second with a superb, snaking putt. Times, Sunday Times He had a level par round of 71 that gave him hope for what lies ahead. Times, Sunday Times He missed the putt, but a par round left him in contention if not content. Times, Sunday Times He finished with an eight over par round of 80 — but three other players had worse scores. The Sun He finished with an 11-over par round, taking him far away from his impressive opening day when he was tied for 12th on the leaderboard. Times, Sunday Times Getting to the quarters would be par score. The Sun If some sad tragic lonely loser happens to be playing golfus footballum by himself, he accords a par score to each hole and then tries to better it. Times, Sunday Times Their effectiveness can make the difference between a side hitting a par score of, say, 275 or progressing way beyond to the more problematic heights of 300-plus. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps they were just confused as to what was a par score when batting first on a tricky, used pitch. The Sun It also introduced the concept of using yardage measurements to establish the par score of a hole or course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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