单词 | sudden death |
释义 | sudden deathuncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Sudden death is a way of quickly deciding the winner of something such as a football or basketball game or a golf tournament when there are equal scores at the time when it would normally end. In a sudden-death situation, the first team to score a goal or the first golfer to win a hole is the winner. Twenty games have gone to sudden death–a new cup record. He beat his opponent at the second hole of a sudden death play-off. sudden death in British Englishnoun 1. (in sports, etc) an extra game or contest to decide the winner of a tied competition 2. an unexpected or quick death sudden death in American English Sport an additional period, game, etc. added to break a tie, the play ending when one side or participant scores Examples of 'sudden death' in a sentence |
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