putter

putter1
[ˈpʌtə]
noun
  1. a golf club designed for use in putting, typically with a flat-faced mallet-like head
    (高尔夫)推杆,轻击棒
  2. [with adj.]a golfer considered in terms of their ability at putting
    (高尔夫球)轻击者
    you'll need to be a good putter to break par.
    为了能在标准杆数上胜出,你一定要练好轻击本领。

putter2
[ˈpʌtə]
noun
  1. the rapid intermittent sound of a small petrol engine
    (小型汽油引擎的)噗噗声
    the putter of an old aeroplane.
    一架旧飞机发出的噗噗声。
verb
  1. [no obj.]make such a sound
    发出噗噗声,噗噗作声
    I could hear the generator puttering away.
    我能听到发电机噗噗地响着。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move under the power of an engine that makes such a sound
    噗噗行进
    barges puttered slowly through the water.
    驳船噗噗地慢慢驶过水面。
语源
  1. 1940s: imitative

putter3
[ˈpʌtə]
verb
  1. North American term for potter
    (北美)。 同 potter
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: alteration
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