par

noun

/pɑː(r)/

/pɑːr/

[uncountable]Idioms

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(in golf) the number of shots a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole
- a par five hole
- Par for the course is 72.
- over/under par She went round the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par.
Extra Examples
- He finished four over par.
- a clever putt to save par
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
(also par value)
(business) the value that a share in a company had originally
- at par to be redeemed at par
- above/below par The company's bonds are trading well above par.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘equality of value or standing’): from Latin, ‘equal’, also ‘equality’. The golf term dates from the late 19th cent.

Idioms

below/under par

less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected
- I may take tomorrow off if I’m still feeling under par.
- Teaching in some subjects has been well below par.
- I feel slightly below par today.

be par for the course

(disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation synonym norm
- Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

on a par/level with somebody/something

as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else
- This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.

up to par

as good as usual or as good as it should be
- I didn’t think her performance was up to par.
- Your work is not up to par.

单词	par
释义	par noun /pɑː(r)/ /pɑːr/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results (in golf) the number of shots a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole a par five hole Par for the course is 72. over/under par She went round the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par. Extra Examples He finished four over par. a clever putt to save par Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 (also par value) (business) the value that a share in a company had originally at par to be redeemed at par above/below par The company's bonds are trading well above par. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘equality of value or standing’): from Latin, ‘equal’, also ‘equality’. The golf term dates from the late 19th cent. Idioms below/under par less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected I may take tomorrow off if I’m still feeling under par. Teaching in some subjects has been well below par. I feel slightly below par today. be par for the course (disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation synonym norm Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job. on a par/level with somebody/something as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else This place is on a par with the best French restaurants. up to par as good as usual or as good as it should be I didn’t think her performance was up to par. Your work is not up to par.
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