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单词 yips
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Definition of yips in English:

yips

plural noun jɪpsyips
the yipsinformal
  • A state of extreme nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He suffered the yips.
    • He never came back from the yips.
    • Everybody who has ever had the yips knows this ultimate frustration - you don't feel a yip in a practice swing.
    • If you don't have the yips, I would try to steer you away from the longer putter.
    • He created the stroke after suffering from the yips and had some success with it, even trying it at the Masters.
    • Hubert Green had just gotten over the yips, and he got them back playing with me.
    • The yips are a motor-sensory disorder.
    • Even if you've got the yips, you can make a ton of putts.
    • People who have suffered from the yips, however, have told me that something will just click and that my bowling will be back to how it was.
    • This compensation will lead to the yips.
    • ‘I feel like I was in the early stages of the yips,’ he admits.
    • He was fighting demons like a golfer fights the yips with his putter.
    • A bad case of the yips can ruin your golfing handicap.
    • It would be a shame to lose your test place for a minor dose of the yips.
    • The yips are the biggest reason I don't play on the Champions Tour.
    • And once you have the buzz, like the yips, it tends to stay with you forever.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

 
 

Definition of yips in US English:

yips

plural nounyips
the yipsinformal
  • A state of extreme nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A bad case of the yips can ruin your golfing handicap.
    • He suffered the yips.
    • He was fighting demons like a golfer fights the yips with his putter.
    • Even if you've got the yips, you can make a ton of putts.
    • The yips are a motor-sensory disorder.
    • It would be a shame to lose your test place for a minor dose of the yips.
    • If you don't have the yips, I would try to steer you away from the longer putter.
    • This compensation will lead to the yips.
    • Everybody who has ever had the yips knows this ultimate frustration - you don't feel a yip in a practice swing.
    • ‘I feel like I was in the early stages of the yips,’ he admits.
    • And once you have the buzz, like the yips, it tends to stay with you forever.
    • He never came back from the yips.
    • He created the stroke after suffering from the yips and had some success with it, even trying it at the Masters.
    • People who have suffered from the yips, however, have told me that something will just click and that my bowling will be back to how it was.
    • The yips are the biggest reason I don't play on the Champions Tour.
    • Hubert Green had just gotten over the yips, and he got them back playing with me.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

 
 
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