golf

/gɔlf/

Thân thiện

A golfer swings a club on a sunny golf course.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A sport played on a large outdoor course: "golf" is a game in which players use clubs to hit a small ball into a series of 9 or 18 holes on a course, with the goal of completing the course in the fewest number of strokes.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To play the game of golf: The action of participating in a round of golf.

Usage and Examples

• As a Noun:

  • He plays golf every weekend.
  • The new golf course has 18 holes and beautiful scenery.
  • Golf requires patience and skill.

• As a Verb:

  • They plan to golf at the seaside links tomorrow.
  • She has been golfing for twenty years.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The noun "golf" is typically used as an uncountable noun when referring to the sport in general (e.g., ). It becomes countable when referring to specific types or instances (e.g., , though this is less common; more typical is or ).
• The verb "to golf" is used less frequently in some dialects than the phrase "to play golf," but both are correct.

Variants and Related Words

• Golfer (n): A person who plays golf.
  • He is an avid golfer.
• Golfing (n/gerund): The activity of playing golf.
  • His favorite hobby is golfing.
• Golf club (n): 1. An implement used to hit the ball in golf. 2. An organization or the premises where golf is played.
  • He selected an iron from his golf club.
  • They are members of the local golf club.

Synonyms

• Links (n): Often used to refer to a golf course, especially one by the sea.
  • They played a round on the famous links.

Phrasal Verbs / Common Collocations

• To play golf: The most common way to express participating in the sport.
  • Do you want to play golf this afternoon?
• To go golfing: To go out for the purpose of playing golf.
  • We're going golfing in Scotland next month.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• Golf widow: A humorous term for a person (typically a wife) whose spouse spends a lot of time playing golf.
  • When the season starts, she becomes a golf widow every Saturday.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

Verb

1. play golf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• golf game