動變: 過去式:punted 過去分詞:punted 現在進行時:punting
punt1
n.
- 平底船
vt.
- 用篙撐;用平底船運輸
vi.
- 坐平底船
衍生
n.
punter
punt2
n.
- 【足】踢懸空球
vi. & vt.
- 【足】踢(懸空球)
punt3
vi.
- 下賭注
n.
- 下賭注的人
衍生
n.
punter
punt4
n.
- 愛爾蘭鎊(于2002年被歐元取代)
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
punt1
n.
a long, narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends and propelled with a long pole.v.
travel or convey in a punt.Etymology
OE, from L. ponto, denoting a flat-bottomed ferry boat.
punt2
v.
- American Football & Rugby kick the ball after it has dropped from the hands and before it reaches the ground.
- Soccer kick (the ball) a long distance upfield.
n.
a kick of this kind.Etymology
C19: prob. from dial. punt ‘push forcibly’; cf. bunt3.
punt3
v.
(in some gambling card games) lay a stake against the bank.▸Brit. informal bet or speculate.
n.
Brit. informal a bet.Etymology
C18: from Fr. ponte ‘player against the bank’.
punt4
n.
(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, equal to 100 pence.Etymology
Ir., lit. ‘pound’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》