
clubs
词源
源自古挪威语 'klubba',意为棍棒或大头棒,后引申为团体和组织的含义。
noun
❶ 指一群人为了共同兴趣或目的而组成的团体或协会,通常有固定的活动时间和地点。
“She joined the photography club at school.”
(她加入了学校的摄影俱乐部。)
“The book club meets every Thursday evening.”
(读书俱乐部每周四晚上聚会。)
❶ 指夜总会或社交场所,人们在这里跳舞、喝酒和娱乐。
“We went to a club downtown last night.”
(昨晚我们去了市中心的一家夜总会。)
“The club was packed with people dancing.”
(夜总会里挤满了跳舞的人。)
❶ 指高尔夫球杆或扑克牌中的梅花花色。
“He chose a 9-iron from his set of golf clubs.”
(他从高尔夫球杆组中选了一支9号铁杆。)
“The ace of clubs is the highest card in this game.”
(在这游戏中,梅花A是最大的牌。)
verb
❶ 用棍棒或类似物体击打某人或某物,通常指暴力行为。
“The hunter clubbed the animal to death.”
(猎人用棍棒将动物打死。)
“Protesters were clubbed by the police.”
(抗议者遭到警察的棍棒殴打。)
常见短语
join the club — 表示与说话者有相同经历或感受,常用于表达同情或认同。
“"I failed the test." "Join the club - so did I!"”
("我考试没及格。""彼此彼此,我也是!")
club together — 指一群人共同凑钱做某事,通常用于集资购买物品或支付费用。
“We all clubbed together to buy her a birthday present.”
(我们大家一起凑钱给她买了生日礼物。)