par
noun /pɑː(r)/
/pɑːr/
[uncountable]Idioms - (in golf
) the number of shots a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole高尔夫球 标准杆 - a par five hole
标准杆为五杆的球洞 - Par for the course is 72.
这个球场的标准杆是 72 杆。 - over/under par She went round the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par.
她以低于标准杆三杆的成绩完成了全程。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- He finished four over par.
他超过标准杆4杆。 - a clever putt to save par
节省标准杆数的巧妙推杆
- a par five hole
- (also par value)(business
) the value that a share in a company had originally商业 (股票的)面值,票面价值 - at par to be redeemed at par
以面值兑换 - above/below par The company's bonds are trading well above par.
该公司债券的交易价格远高于票面价值。
- at par to be redeemed at par
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘equality of value or standing’): from Latin, ‘equal’, also ‘equality’. The golf term dates from the late 19th cent.
Idioms
below/under par
- less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected
不太好;不佳;不及平常好;不如预期 - I may take tomorrow off if I’m still feeling under par.
如果我仍然觉得不舒服,我明天可以请假。 - Teaching in some subjects has been well below par.
一些科目的教学一直远达不到标准。 - I feel slightly below par today.
我今天感觉有点低于标准。
- I may take tomorrow off if I’m still feeling under par.
be par for the course
- (disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation
synonym norm不出所料;果不其然 - Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.
开工早、工时长是这份工作的常态。
- Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.
on a par/level with somebody/something
- as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else
与…同样好(或坏、重要等);不相上下;伯仲之间 - This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.
这个地方和最好的法国餐馆不相上下。
- This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.
up to par
- as good as usual or as good as it should be
达到通常(或应有)的水准 - I didn’t think her performance was up to par.
我认为她表现得不及平时。 - Your work is not up to par.
你的工作没有达到标准。
- I didn’t think her performance was up to par.