| 单词 | divot |
| 释义 | divot (once / 49871 pages) n A divot is a little chunk of grass or turf that gets dug out of the ground. Playing golf creates many divots. Have you ever seen a lawn that is perfectly maintained and smooth? That's a piece of ground without any divots. A divot is a little piece of the earth that flies up when something sharp hits it, like an animal's sharp hooves. The chunk of earth is a divot, and the cavity left behind is also called a divot. The cleats of football players and the powerful swings of golf players both result in divots. WORD FAMILYdivot: divots USAGE EXAMPLESNo word on whether the critter replaced its divots. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) DIVOTS: The Walker Cup will be played in Florida for the first time. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) DIVOTS: The winner and runner-up of the Kolon Korea Open next year will be exempt into the British Open. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1n a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club) Hyper greensward, sod, sward, turf surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots 2n (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot Hyper cavity, pit a sizable hole (usually in the ground) |
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