par
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++par /pɑː $ pɑːr/ noun [uncountable] 1 be on a par (with something) EQUALto be at the same level or standard （与某事物）水平[水准]相同 The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers. 文员的工资和体力劳动者的工资差不多。 We will have Christmas decorations on a par with anything on show at the Metro Centre. 我们要让自己的圣诞装饰品能和地铁购物中心的相媲美。2 be below/under par a) MIILLto feel a little ill or lacking in energy 感觉有些不舒服，健康状况欠佳；没精神 I’ve been feeling a little under par the last couple of weeks. 最近几个星期我一直感觉有些不舒服。 b) (also not be up to par)BAD to be less good than usual or below the proper standard 在一般水平以下，达不到标准 None of the people who’d auditioned were really up to par. 所有试镜者中没有一个真正达到标准。 The champion was playing well below par. 那位冠军选手远没有发挥出正常水平。3 be par for the course EXPECTto be what you would normally expect to happen – used to show disapproval 不出所料，意料之中〔含贬义〕 Long hours and tough working conditions are often par for the course in catering. 工作时间长、工作环境恶劣在餐饮业里是家常便饭。4 DSGthe number of strokes a good player should take to hit the ball into a hole in the game of golf 〔高尔夫球击球入洞的〕标准杆数 The last hole is a par five. 最后一洞的标准杆数为五杆。5 (also par value technical)BFS the value of a stock or bond that is printed on it when it is first sold 〔证券或债券的〕票面价值，面值 bonds sold at 97% of their par value 以面值的97%销售的债券at/above/below/under par The notes are currently trading at 10% above par. 那些票据目前以高于面值10%的价格买卖。 → par excellence
Examples from the Corpus
par• Abdullah was the equivalent of a constable, the most junior career rank, almost on a par with conscripts.• In the nineteenth century the wines of Pierry were considered on a par with the best wines of Aÿ.• On a par with Mom's, the flaky pie goes down smoothly.• Oritz needed only a par to win the tournament.• On the second day 47 players beat par with another 18 again scoring in the 60s for the first time.• He knocked it on to the fairway, hit his third shot on to the green and then two-putted for par.• The stock's par value decreased from $3.14 to 31 cents.• The card reads 6,330 yards, par 68: that's without a par-5.• At 6,352 yards, par 71, it already offers a stern test of technique without being physically onerous.at/above/below/under par• The first score is 1 under par, the second 11 under.• Gary Orr was also under par with a 71.• The bonds are callable at par on Nov. 15,2004.• That's what got me under par today.• Call option at par on Feb. 13,2001.• He certainly seemed below par in the few mid-season matches last year, but the whole team looked poor in those.• Three under par and only three shots behind the leaders, Woods took a triple-bogey six.From Longman Business Dictionaryparpar /pɑːpɑːr/ noun [uncountable]1FINANCE the par value of a bond, share etc is its stated value when it is ISSUED (=sold for the first time). This is not necessarily the actual price paid for it. Bonds, for example, may be sold slightly above or below this value. The par value of bonds is used to calculate YIELD (=their profitability to the investor)SYN FACE AMOUNT, FACE VALUE, NOMINAL VALUEat/above/below/under parThe notes are trading at 10% above par, or $1,100 for each $1,000 face amount.If the bond is trading below par, the issuer is likely to repurchase the bond in the market.The bonds, which carry a coupon of 5.5%, were trading at about 97% of theirpar value.2below/under par (also not up to par) to be less good than usual or below the proper standardSYN SUBPARThe casinos are not performing up to par because the entire economy is suffering.3be on a par (with) to be at the same level, value, or standardThe free trade agreement between the US and Turkey would be on a par with the one the US has signed with Canada.Origin par (1500-1600) Latin “equal”par nounChinese
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par
par /pɑː $ pɑːr/ 
noun [uncountable]
The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers.
We will have Christmas decorations on a par with anything on show at the MetroCentre.
2. be below/under par
a. to feel a little ill or lacking in energy:
I’ve been feeling a little under par the last couple of weeks.
b. (also not be up to par) to be less good than usual or below the proper standard:
None of the people who’d auditioned were really up to par.
The champion was playing well below par.
3. be par for the course to be what you would normally expect to happen – used to show disapproval:
Long hours and tough working conditions are often par for the course in catering.
4. the number of strokes a good player should take to hit the ball into a hole in the game of golf:
The last hole is a par five.
5. (also par value technical) the value of a stock or bond that is printed on it when it is first sold:
bonds sold at 97% of their par value
at/above/below/under par
The notes are currently trading at 10% above par.
⇨ par excellence
para2 (also par)
the written abbreviation of paragraph
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noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: 'equal'
1. be on a par (with something) to be at the same level or standard:Language: Latin
Origin: 'equal'
2. be below/under par
a. to feel a little ill or lacking in energy:
b. (also not be up to par) to be less good than usual or below the proper standard:
3. be par for the course to be what you would normally expect to happen – used to show disapproval:
4. the number of strokes a good player should take to hit the ball into a hole in the game of golf:
5. (also par value technical) the value of a stock or bond that is printed on it when it is first sold:
at/above/below/under par
⇨ par excellence
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(also par)the written abbreviation of paragraph
