eagle

eagle — noun

1. a big bird that hunts and eats small animals, has very sharp eyesight, a strong

1.名詞A2
釋義

a big bird that hunts and eats small animals, has very sharp eyesight, a strong curved beak, and broad wings for flying high in the sky

例句

From the cliff, Yael watched an eagle circle high above the valley.

circle + location describing movement in flight

The eagle's sharp eyes could spot a rabbit from more than a kilometre away.

sharp eyes / spot + prey describing keen vision

同義詞
  • bird of prey

    a general term for any bird that hunts animals for food; less specific than eagle

  • raptor

    a scientific term for birds of prey; broader and more formal than eagle

常見錯誤

❌I saw an eagle catching a mouse in the city park.
✅I saw a hawk catching a mouse in the city park.
💡Eagles are very large birds that rarely appear in cities; hawks are smaller and more common in urban areas.

2. in golf, a score that is two shots lower than par for a particular hole

2.名詞B2
釋義

in golf, a score that is two shots lower than par for a particular hole

例句

Ziad was thrilled when he scored an eagle on the ninth hole.

score an eagle on [hole number]

Wei's second shot on the par-five ninth stopped just a metre from the cup for an eagle.

eagle on a par-five hole after reaching the green in two shots

用法筆記

Golf scoring term; related terms include birdie (one under par) and albatross (three under par). Often appears in compounds like 'eagle putt' or 'eagle chance.'

常見錯誤

❌An eagle means you finished the hole in two strokes.
✅An eagle means you finished two strokes under par.
💡A par-five hole can be eagled with three strokes; the key measure is strokes below par, not total strokes.

eagle — verb