单词 | hockey |
释义 | hockey From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Other sportshockeyhock‧ey /ˈhɒki $ ˈhɑːki/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]1 British EnglishDSO a game played on grass by two teams of 11 players, with sticks and a ball SYN field hockey American English2 American EnglishDSO a game similar to hockey, but played on ice SYN ice hockey British EnglishExamples from the Corpushockey• Soccer and hockey leagues also are planned.• At hockey there was a vacancy for the goalkeeper and that had been my position in the school team.• And then the three of them join Peter in a makeshift game of baseball, hockey, or soccer.• On Wednesdays I train for hockey in the local indoor leisure centre.• Bully off: A new girls' hockey tournament bullies off next month at Stockton sports centre.• The Hansons were played by three young minor-league hockey players.• A: They are happy that I play hockey, but they are unhappy that I get hurt sometimes.Origin hockey (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French hoquet “curved stick used by shepherds”, from hoc “hook” |
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