punted

英 [ˈpʌntɪd]

美 [ˈpʌntɪd]

v.  乘方头平底船航行(尤指游览); 踢凌空长球; 踢脱手球
punt的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /pʌnt/ for meanings 1, 2 and 4, and /pʊnt/ for meaning 3. 义项1、2、4读作 /pʌnt/，义项3读作 /pʊnt/。


• （用篙撑行的）平底长船
  Apuntis a long boat with a flat bottom. You move the boat along by standing at one end and pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river.
• VERB 乘平底长船
  When youpunt, you travel along a river in a punt.
  1. We punted up towards Grantchester and had a picnic in a meadow.
     我们乘坐平底长船溯河而上到格兰切斯特，在草地上举行野餐。
• N-COUNT 爱尔兰镑（爱尔兰共和国使用欧元前的货币单位）
  Thepuntwas the unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before it was replaced by the euro.
  1. The round-trip fare to Havana is 550 Irish punts ($673).
     去哈瓦那的往返票价是550爱尔兰镑（673美元）。
  2. Thepuntwas also used to refer to the Irish currency system.
     爱尔兰镑（指货币制度）
  3. ...the cost of defending the punt against speculators.
     保护爱尔兰镑、打击投机商所付出的代价
• N-COUNT （橄榄球或美式足球中的）碰踢，弃踢，落踢
  In rugby and American football, apuntis a kick where you drop the ball and then kick it before it reaches the ground, so that it goes a long way.
  1. He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.
     他接住对方的弃踢球，成功达阵，取得了制胜得分，此时比赛只剩最后一分钟。
  2. ...a 66-yard punt return
     一个66码的凌空回踢
  3. Puntis also a verb.
     
  4. The referee told him to punt or kick the ball off the ground...
     裁判告诉他可以碰踢或定点开球。
  5. The Redskins punted. Dallas then marched 79 yards to seal the victory.
     红人队选择了弃踢，达拉斯队随即跑出79码从而锁定胜局。

双语例句

• They punted along the river.
  他们撑着方头平底船沿河航行。
• They punted up the river and camped by the bank.
  他们坐平底船溯河而上，而且在岸边露营。
• We punted up towards Grantchester and had a picnic in a meadow.
  我们乘坐平底长船溯河而上到格兰切斯特，在草地上举行野餐。
• Just think of the higher salary a position in a big company can offer and more opportunities to be punted after a few years of work.
  想一想吧，在一家大公司工作不仅有丰厚的工资，而且几年后还有许多晋级机会。
• I only punted gnomes with pink hair.
  我给我的小侏儒染了粉红色的头发。
• Three months ago, about half a year late but moving fast, the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund punted € 130bn on averting default in Greece.
  三个月前，欧元区与国际货币基金组织（IMF）押注了1300亿欧元，试图阻止希腊违约。此举迟到了约半年时间，但执行迅速。
• The White House reiterated President Obama's support for space exploration, but also punted until the full report is out.
  白宫重申奥巴马总统支持太空探索，但在全本报告公布之前也拒绝进一步表态。