hockey

hockey — noun

1. An outdoor team game where two groups of eleven people use curved sticks to hit

1.名詞A2
釋義

An outdoor team game where two groups of eleven people use curved sticks to hit a firm ball past the goalkeeper and into the opponents' goal.

例句

The school hockey team practises every Tuesday afternoon on the grass field.

hockey team / hockey + noun modifier

Vikram scored the winning goal in the final minute of the hockey match.

score + goal + in + hockey match

同義詞
  • field hockey

    the explicit name used to distinguish this sport from ice hockey

文法句型

play + hockey

hockey + noun (as modifier)

用法筆記

In the United Kingdom, Australia, and many Commonwealth countries, 'hockey' alone refers to this field version. In North America, 'hockey' by itself usually means ice hockey, so speakers add 'field' to clarify.

常見錯誤

❌I play hockey on ice with a puck.
✅I play ice hockey on ice with a puck.
💡Without the word 'ice', 'hockey' in many places refers to field hockey, which uses a ball, not a puck.
❌She scored with a hockey puck.
✅She scored with a hockey ball.
💡Field hockey uses a hard ball; ice hockey uses a puck.

2. A fast game on ice where six skaters per side carry long sticks to strike a flat

2.名詞A2
釋義

A fast game on ice where six skaters per side carry long sticks to strike a flat rubber object, the puck, and try to send it past the opposing goalkeeper into the net.

例句

Christopher watched an ice hockey game at the indoor arena with his uncle.

ice hockey game / watch + at [venue]

The players glided across the ice and passed the puck quickly to one another.

pass + puck / glide across the ice

同義詞
  • ice hockey

    the full name that explicitly identifies this version of the sport

文法句型

play + hockey

hockey + noun (as modifier)

常見錯誤

❌He plays hockey with a ball on ice.
✅He plays ice hockey with a puck on ice.
💡Ice hockey uses a puck, not a ball, and the full name 'ice hockey' avoids confusion with field hockey.