puck

FREQ #12488

n. 好恶作剧的小妖精, 淘气小孩, 冰球

发音

/pʌk/
IE /pʊk/
其它 /pʊk/

词形变化

pucks 复数 pucked pucking pucks 三单 pucking 现在分词 pucked 过去式 pucked 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mischievous or hostile spirit.

    古体
  2. 2.

    The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

    媒体 宗教 神话 哲学
  3. 1.

    A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.

    体育
  4. 2.

    An object shaped like a puck.

    加拿大
  5. 3.

    A pointing device with a crosshair.

    计算机 工程 数学
  6. 4.

    A penalty shot.

  7. 1.

    billy goat

    爱尔兰
  8. 1.

    A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck.

    体育
v.
  1. 1.

    To hit, strike.

    爱尔兰

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词源

From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.

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