putter

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put·ter1 /ˈpʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]   DSGa type of golf club (=stick), used to hit the ball a short distance towards or into the hole 〔高尔夫球的〕轻击棒 →4  See picture of 见图 GOLF

Examples from the Corpus

putter• A £19.95 investment in a Blackjack putter is the catalyst which has brought about a change in fortune for Davies.• My Ray Cook putter has me hitting 2-footers like Ray Charles.• Craig Stadler lost his putter on Thursday.• Manuel had selected a wedge; his caddie was waiting beside the green with his putter.• I reminded him about the putter and took possession of it in the car park.• You have the divot in your left hand and the putter in your right.• He grabbed the putter from me and funneled all his temporary hatred for the game into effort and sank that twenty-footer.• Avoid grounding your putter head at address should there be any chance of the ball moving.

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putter2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  1  American EnglishSPEND TIME (also putter around) to spend time doing things that are not very important in a relaxed way 放松地做〔不重要的事〕 SYN British English potter I puttered around for a while, cleaning up the kitchen. 我瞎忙了一会儿，打扫了一下厨房。2  American English to walk or move slowly and without hurrying 闲逛 A little boy puttered along the sidewalk. 一个小男孩在人行道上闲逛。3  British English informalCSOUND to make the low sound that a vehicle makes when it is moving slowly 〔车辆等缓慢移动时〕发出突突声 A motor boat puttered by. 一艘摩托艇“突突”地慢慢驶过。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

putter• In an older child, does he like to run fast or just putter along?• But it was a very exclusive part of town and there were always eccentric ladies puttering around at night.• I think of a boat and a gentle current, and of my days puttering around Squaw Lake.• The puttering echoed around us, mixing its hard metallic ringing with the howl of the wind.• Soon after Guglielmo Marconi discovered wireless communication, dabblers throughout the world began puttering with transmitters.Origin putter1 (1700-1800) putt putter2 (1800-1900) potter “to putter” ((16-21 centuries)), from pote “to push” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English potian

put·ter1 nounputter2 verbChineseSyllable  

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putter

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put‧ter¹ /ˈpʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a type of golf club (=stick), used to hit the ball a short distance towards or into the hole

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putter² verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]1. American English (also putter around) to spend time doing things that are not very important in a relaxed way
   SYN  potter British English:
    I puttered around for a while, cleaning up the kitchen.
2. American English to walk or move slowly and without hurrying:
    A little boy puttered along the sidewalk.
3. British English informal to make the low sound that a vehicle makes when it is moving slowly:
    A motor boat puttered by.