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clubs

UK /klʌbz/US /klʌbz/

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。)

同义词:association, organization, society, nightclub, golf sticks

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。)

同义词:beat, strike, hit, bash

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。)