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penalty kick

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Football
ˈpenalty ˌkick noun [countable]  DSFa penalty(4) 〔足球中的〕点球;〔橄榄球、冰球中的〕罚球
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penalty kickIt should be pointed out that a deliberate knock-on can still be penalised by a penalty kick.It was undeniably dead. perhaps it had been stunned by a penalty kick from a crack centre-forward.As it is, a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match.Laws 26.2a states that any law which is wilfully broken can lead to a penalty kick.He hit the right post with a penalty kick and the ball bounced almost square to the left.It may be that Gary McAllister simply made a mess of his penalty kick.After fooling Knight with his now-customary shuffle, he screwed the penalty kick embarrassingly wide.
ˈpenalty ˌkick nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a penalty(4)


penalty kick
ˈpenalty ˌkick noun [countable]
a penalty(4)


penalty kickBrE /ˈpenəlti kik/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpenəlti kik/ 🔊 (BrE also ˈspot kick) nouna kick that is taken as a penalty in the game of football (soccer ) (足球比赛的)罚点球,罚球