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ldoce_365_hgolf /ɡɒlf $ ɡɑːlf, ɡɒːlf/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable]  DSGa game in which the players hit a small white ball into holes in the ground with a set of golf clubs, using as few hits as possible 高尔夫球运动 He plays golf on Sundays. 他星期天都去打高尔夫球。 a round of golf (=complete game of golf) 一场高尔夫球赛5  See picture of putt 轻击球, hole 击球入洞, caddy 球童 ...4  See picture of 见图 golfgolfer noun [countable]golfing noun [uncountable]nCOLLOCATIONSverbsplay golfI play golf at the weekends.take up golf (=start playing golf)He took up golf as a way of getting more exercise.phrasesa game of golfAnybody fancy a game of golf this afternoon?a round of golf (=a complete game of golf)He invited me to join him for a round of golf.golf + NOUNa golf course (=an area of land designed for playing golf)an 18-hole golf coursea golf club/Club (=an organization that you join in order to use its golf course, or the building where members meet)the Royal Aberdeen Golf Cluba party at the golf cluba golf club (=a long thin metal stick used to hit the ball in golf)He spent $2000 on a new set of golf clubs.a golf tournament/championshipShe decided to enter the golf tournament.somebody's golf swing (=the way someone moves a golf club when hitting the ball)Keith's been working on improving his golf swing.a golf bag (=that holds the clubs)I put the golf bag over my shoulder.a golf cart (=a small car used on golf courses)He used a golf cart to get around the course.a golf professionalJack's hoping to become a golf professional.a golf lessonI'm thinking of taking golf lessons.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + golf18-hole/9-hole golfFacilities include an 18-hole golf course.amateur/professional golfThe standard of women's amateur golf is certainly improving.tournament/championship golfThe course is suitable for modern world-class championship golf.
Examples from the Corpus
golfHernias vary in size from a golf ball to a football and can strike at any age.So lugging a heavy golf bag around for hours and having to keep his mouth shut is doubly daunting for him.Other sporting activities available include: mini golf and bowling.I made the putt for a birdie, the longest putt I had made in two weeks of golf.Local Activities: walks, horse-riding, tennis, golf, cycling.Planned during the boom years of the late 1980s, it was to be the golf development parexcellence.They put the detention basin in the golf course.Adam Sandler stars as a hockey nut who becomes a professional golfer, turning golf tournaments into goof tournaments.plays golfIf he plays golf, he picks them up.He plays golf and does a little sailing.He plays golf and enjoys listening to music and the challenge of crosswords.He plays golf and hangs out at the club.He plays golf but he's lazy - he falls asleep afterwards!He plays golf, I grew up in Bearsden.
nGolf trademark  na type of middle-sized car made by volkswagen. The Golf has been one of the most popular cars in Europe since the 1970s.Origin golf (1400-1500) Perhaps from Middle Dutch colf stick for hitting a ball
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Golf
Golf trademark
a type of middle-sized car made by Volkswagen. The Golf has been one of the most popular cars in Europe since the 1970s.


golf
golf S2 W3 /ɡɒlf $ ɡɑːlf, ɡɒːlf/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch colf 'stick for hitting a ball'
a game in which the players hit a small white ball into holes in the ground with a set of golf clubs, using as few hits as possible:
    He plays golf on Sundays.
    a round of golf (=complete game of golf)
—golfer noun [countable]
—golfing noun [uncountable]
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
    play golf I play golf at the weekends.
    take up golf (=start playing golf) He took up golf as a way of getting more exercise.
■ phrases
    a game of golf Anybody fancy a game of golf this afternoon?
    a round of golf (=a complete game of golf) He invited me to join him for a round of golf.
■ golf + NOUN
    a golf course (=an area of land designed for playing golf) an 18-hole golf course
    a golf club/Club (=an organization that you join in order to use its golf course, or the building where members meet) the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club | a party at the golf club
    a golf club (=a long thin metal stick used to hit the ball in golf) He spent $2000 on a new set of golf clubs.
    a golf tournament/championship She decided to enter the golf tournament.
    somebody's golf swing (=the way someone moves a golf club when hitting the ball) Keith's been working on improving his golf swing.
    a golf bag (=that holds the clubs) I put the golf bag over my shoulder.
    a golf cart (=a small car used on golf courses) He used a golf cart to get around the course.
    a golf professional Jack's hoping to become a golf professional.
    a golf lesson I'm thinking of taking golf lessons.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + golf
    18-hole/9-hole golf Facilities include an 18-hole golf course.
    amateur/professional golf The standard of women's amateur golf is certainly improving.
    tournament/championship golf The course is suitable for modern world-class championship golf.


golfBrE /ɡɒlf/ 🔊NAmE /ɡɑːlf/ 🔊, /ɡɔːlf/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]
a game played over a large area of ground using specially shaped sticks to hit a small hard ball (a golf ball) into a series of 9 or 18 holes, using as few strokes as possible 高尔夫球运动He enjoyed a round of golf on a Sunday morning. 他喜欢星期天的上午打一场高尔夫球。🔊🔊   see also crazy golf, minigolf