| 单词 | puck |
| 释义 | puck (once / 4205 pages) n If you hit a puck with a long stick on a regular basis, you're probably a hockey player. A puck is a round, hard rubber disc. Dictionaries hate to resort to "origin uncertain," but a few of them do when it comes to puck, the small rubber disk used in ice hockey. One theory is that it's related to the verb poke, by way of the archaic verb form of puck, "to hit or strike." Its toehold in history got firmer footing 90 years ago, when the National Hockey League was formed. In the 1930's, hockey players were referred to as pucksters in sports reporting lingo. WORD FAMILYpuck: puckish, pucks+/puckish: puckishly, puckishness USAGE EXAMPLESDespite that, Matthews finished at almost 50 percent puck possession. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Roughly two hours before the puck drop, they announced the signing of Alves to a professional tryout contract and issued him jersey No. 40. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Four minutes into the game, Pettey caught up with a Holy Cross forward, won the puck and quickly spun around toward her attacking zone. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) n a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey Syn|Hyper hockey puck disc, disk a flat circular plate Puck (once / 9388 pages) n WORD FAMILY Puck: Pucks USAGE EXAMPLESHis column in the Totems’ game program, called Parietti’s Puck Talk, was especially popular with fans. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) It’s Cut restaurant’s younger, edgier, moodier sibling, located just steps from the entrance to Wolfgang Puck’s celebrated steakhouse. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) In that era, Mr. Puck was a nonstop innovator. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) n a mischievous sprite of English folklore Syn|Hyper Robin Goodfellow faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
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