bogey

bogey1
(Golf)(高尔夫)
(pl. -eys)
  1. a score of one stroke over par at a hole
    高于标准杆一杆
    ■old-fashioned term for par in sense 1
    (旧)。 同 par (义项1)
(-eys, -eyed)
  1. [with obj.]play (a hole) in one stroke over par
    高于标准一杆打完(一个洞)
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil (see bogey),regarded as an imaginary player

bogey2
(亦作 bogy)
(pl. -eys)
  1. an evil or mischievous spirit
    恶鬼,幽灵;妖怪
    ■a person or thing that causes fear or alarm
    使人恐惧(或忧心)的人(或物)
    the bogey of recession.
    令人恐慌的经济衰退。
    ■(US military slang)an enemy aircraft
    (美 军俚)敌机
    ■(informal, dated)a detective or policeman
    (非正式,旧)侦探,警察
  2. (Brit. informal)a piece of nasal mucus
    (英,非正式)(一块)鼻屎
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (as a proper name applied to the Devil): of unknown origin; probably related to bogle

bogey3
noun
  1. (Austral. informal)an act of swimming or bathing
    (澳,非正式)游泳;洗澡
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Dharuk bu-gi 'to swim'
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