punting

Pronounced /pʌnt/ for meanings 1, 2 and 4, and /pʊnt/ for meaning 3. 义项1、2、4读作 /pʌnt/，义项3读作 /pʊnt/。


1. （用篙撑行的）平底长船
   A punt is a long boat with a flat bottom. You move the boat along by standing at one end and pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river.
2. VERB 乘平底长船
   When you punt, you travel along a river in a punt.
   1. We punted up towards Grantchester and had a picnic in a meadow.
      我们乘坐平底长船溯河而上到格兰切斯特，在草地上举行野餐。
3. N-COUNT 爱尔兰镑（爱尔兰共和国使用欧元前的货币单位）
   The punt was the unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before it was replaced by the euro.
   1. The round-trip fare to Havana is 550 Irish punts ($673).
      去哈瓦那的往返票价是550爱尔兰镑（673美元）。
   2. The punt was also used to refer to the Irish currency system.
      爱尔兰镑（指货币制度）
   3. ...the cost of defending the punt against speculators.
      保护爱尔兰镑、打击投机商所付出的代价
4. N-COUNT （橄榄球或美式足球中的）碰踢，弃踢，落踢
   In rugby and American football, a punt is a kick where you drop the ball and then kick it before it reaches the ground, so that it goes a long way.
   1. He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.
      他接住对方的弃踢球，成功达阵，取得了制胜得分，此时比赛只剩最后一分钟。
   2. ...a 66-yard punt return
      一个66码的凌空回踢
   3. Punt is also a verb.
      
   4. The referee told him to punt or kick the ball off the ground...
      裁判告诉他可以碰踢或定点开球。
   5. The Redskins punted. Dallas then marched 79 yards to seal the victory.
      红人队选择了弃踢，达拉斯队随即跑出79码从而锁定胜局。

1. While some managers will have substantial clawbacks in the wake of the trading debacle, the compensation committee is punting on others.
   交易巨亏后有些经理的高额奖金将被追回，但薪酬委员会选择对其他人高抬贵手。
2. But the mood changed quickly amid the perception that he began punting tough decisions& such as whether Yahoo should sell its search business.
   然而，当杨致远开始在诸如是否该出售搜索业务的艰难决定上踯躅不前时，员工的士气很快发生了变化。
3. The student has since complained to nearby punting company Scudamore's. The company has begun an investigation, but staff say they do not recognize the description given as a member of their team.
   这个学生随后向附近的达摩尔撑篙公司投诉。这家公司随后开始调查，但是工作人员表示，根据克罗宁描述这人应该不是他们团队的成员。
4. Staff at the punting company deny making the comments.
   撑篙公司的工作人员拒绝发表评论。
5. I was with a couple of friends and we decided to go and speak to one of the punting companies to see if we could get work for the coming season, Mr Cronin said.
   克罗宁说：我和几个朋友在一起，决定去撑篙公司来试试我们是否可以在马上就到的夏天来这里工作。
6. Even so, private banking clients have been snapping up the bonds as the price has fallen, said two bond traders, with some punting on a white knight rescue package.
   尽管如此，两位债券交易员表示，由于部分人把赌注押在了白武士营救方案上，私人银行客户一直在抢购该公司债券。
7. She also lost money punting on internet stocks amid pledges by top leaders to promote the technology sector.
   在高层领导人承诺促进科技行业发展的背景下，她投资了网络股，但赔了钱。
8. But with you lot up here punting this shipment, how does it look?
   但是你们替他们销售，看起来象什么？
9. The corollary to this is that, since average performance levels are so high, punting any part of the subject, even the problem sets, can lead to a disappointing grade.
   重点是，由于大家的表现都很好，所以在本课程的任何一部份失足，即使只是作业，都有可能导致分数不佳。
10. We went punting on the river.
    我们坐平底船在河上航行。
11. In the end the G20 avoided public disagreement only by backing away from binding goals and resorting to a familiar cop-out: punting the issue to the International Monetary Fund.
    最终G20之所以没有产生公开分歧，一是因为绕开了具有约束力的目标，二是因为又使出了惯用的逃避手段&把问题踢给了国际货币基金组织（IMF）。
12. Leslie: Punting's thirsty work and it's almost one o'clock.
    莱斯利：撑船特别容易口渴，现在也快一点钟了。
13. While punting large amounts on the highly liquid foreign-exchange or government-bond markets is easy, betting on illiquid corporate bonds or shares is far harder.
    虽说把大笔资金投资于流动性很强的外汇或政府债券市场不难，但投资于非流动性公司债券或股票就难多了。
14. Finish your day in Oxford by punting down the River Thames.
    坐平底船沿泰晤士河撑篙而下，结束你在牛津的一天。
15. It also means that rather than punting new products into the market based on "scientific" poll results, companies can initiate and monitor incremental improvements.
    这也意味着，公司能够对产品进行逐步改进，并跟踪销售情况，而不再根据“科学的”调查结果贸然向市场投放新产品。
16. It's tucked away down an alleyway, just next to a shed where punting poles, oars and cushions are hired out.
    它藏匿于一条小巷里，紧挨着一个出租船竿、船桨及坐垫的小屋。
17. I've been punting youfor over half an hour& it's your turn now.
    我为你撑了半个多小时的船了&现在轮到你了。
18. Of course, punting on Asian currencies means second guessing central banks 'willingness to intervene.
    当然，投机亚洲货币意味着猜测各央行干预的意愿。

noun

1. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
   1. the punt traveled 50 yards
   2. punting is an important part of the game

   Synonym:    punt