birdie

バーディー

ゴルフで、一つのホールを基準より一打少なく終えること。

やさしい英語で： A golf score of one shot fewer than the expected number for a hole.

• She made a birdie on the first hole.
• His birdie putt missed by an inch.
• Three birdies helped her win the tournament.

よく使う表現： make a birdie, birdie putt, score a birdie

小鳥、鳥さん

鳥、特に小さな鳥を、親しみを込めて、または子供に話すときに呼ぶ言葉。

やさしい英語で： A bird, especially a small one, spoken of playfully or when talking to children.

• Look at that little birdie!
• A birdie flew past our window.
• The child drew two birdies in a nest.

類義語： bird

よく使う表現： little birdie, a cute birdie, birdie in the tree, a sweet birdie

シャトル、シャトルコック

バドミントンで打ち合う、羽根やプラスチックの裾がついた軽い球。

やさしい英語で： The light object with feathers or a plastic skirt that players hit in badminton.

• Hit the birdie over the net.
• We lost two birdies in the bushes.
• Is this plastic birdie suitable for outdoor play?

類義語： shuttlecock, shuttle

よく使う表現： hit the birdie, serve the birdie, plastic birdie

バーディーを取る

ゴルフで、規定の打数より１打少なくホールを終える。

やさしい英語で： To finish a golf hole using one shot fewer than the expected number.

• He birdied the final hole.
• Can she birdie this hole to take the lead?
• I birdied three holes during yesterday’s round.

よく使う表現： birdie a hole, birdie the last hole, birdie the first hole