punts

英 [pʌnts] 美 [pʌnts]

n.  方头平底船(用篙撑); 赌博; 打赌; (踢出的)凌空长球，脱手球
n.  爱尔兰镑(爱尔兰共和国以前的货币单位，于2002年为欧元所取代)
v.  乘方头平底船航行(尤指游览); 踢凌空长球; 踢脱手球
punt的第三人称单数和复数

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    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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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
    3. 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。
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    双语例句

    1. Iron ore is also largely a physical market; the ability to make big speculative punts on oil generates far more interest about where prices are heading.
      铁矿石交易主要以现货市场为主；与之对比，交易商可以在石油上下大注投机，因此他们对石油价格未来的走向有着更浓厚的兴趣。
    2. Punts go under the bridge while pretty willows stand by each sides, my life in Cambridge will be more beautiful because of these bridges.
      桥下游船划过，两岸杨柳依依，我在剑桥的时光会因为这些桥而更加美丽。
    3. On a sunny day in Trinity term, the slow-drifting river would be packed with jostling punts full of rowdy students.
      在夏季学期阳光明媚的日子里，这条舒缓的河流上会挤满了相互碰撞的平底船，里面坐着大呼小叫的学生们。
    4. They were also allowed to bundle together a batch of trades into a single trade with an "averaged" price, hiding the results of individual punts.
      他们还可以把一批交易打包成一笔交易，取“平均”价格，从而隐瞒单笔交易的结果。
    5. The rout in stock prices since October has been cannibalistic because outsized profits at listed Chinese corporations last year were partly driven by the big returns they made with punts in the stock market.
      自去年10月以来股价的暴跌可谓是自相残杀，因为中国上市公司去年的巨额利润，就有一部分来自在股市取得的高额回报。
    6. Punts can only be used in relatively shallow water.
      方头平底船只能在较浅的水里航行。
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