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IELTS BNC: 3850 COCA: 45890

eagle

1 eagle /ˈiːgəl/ noun
plural eagles
1 eagle
/ˈiːgəl/
noun
plural eagles
Learner's definition of EAGLE
[count] : a large bird that has very good eyesight and that kills other birds and animals for food鹰;雕 see color picture on this page
golf : a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole老鹰球(低于标准杆两杆)
[count]
[noncount]
compare birdie, bogey
2 eagle /ˈiːgəl/ verb
eagles; eagled; eagling
2 eagle
/ˈiːgəl/
verb
eagles; eagled; eagling
Learner's definition of EAGLE
[+ object]
: to score an eagle on (a hole in golf)击出老鹰球
IELTS BNC: 3850 COCA: 45890

eagle

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noun

ea·​gle ˈē-gəl How to pronounce eagle (audio)
1
: any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, keenness of vision, and powers of flight
2
a
: the eagle-bearing standard of the ancient Romans
b
: one of a pair of eagle-bearing silver insignia of rank worn by a military colonel or a navy captain
3
: a gold coin of the U.S. bearing an eagle on the reverse and usually having a value of ten dollars
4
: a golf score of two strokes less than par on a hole compare birdie
5
capitalized [Fraternal Order of Eagles] : a member of a major fraternal order

eagle

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verb

eagled; eagling ˈē-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce eagle (audio)

transitive verb

: to score an eagle on (a golf hole)

Example Sentences

Noun She made an eagle on the fourth hole. She made eagle on the fourth hole. Verb She eagled the fourth hole.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Lahiri had a short birdie putt and Niemann had one for par when Johnson made his eagle. Cameron Jourdan, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 The goal is to make their flying machine look like an eagle while incorporating the colors red, white and blue. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022 Lackland’s 37th Training Wing walked away with the second-place trophy, shaped like an eagle, while Fort Sam Houston’s 59th Medical Wing earned the third-place trophy. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2022 Somewhat lesser known is the hippogriff, a part-equine, part-avian predator capable of galloping on the ground like a horse and then launching into the air to fly like an eagle. Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021 One quarry operator speculated that a large predatory bird plucked up the horse, like a modern eagle grabbing a fox, and lost control in the struggle over the lake. Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Cantlay opened with a pair of 65s and then surged into the lead with a hole-out eagle at 14 and overcame missing some short putts. Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Pelletier made a run with a 65, only to bogey No. 18 just as Tomlinson was making his eagle on No. 16. The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 Insurance investigators and police concluded that it had likely been dropped by a dive-bombing eagle unable to hold on to a slippery lunch. Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver, 13 Aug. 2022
Verb
That said, McIlroy would have had to eagle No. 18 to force a playoff. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Widespread conservation efforts — including bans on pesticides, the passage of the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s, and protections for habitats, air and water — have helped eagle populations come back after the birds’ near-demise in the 1960s. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 Furyk, 51, teed off first and went on to eagle the par-5 opening hole. Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021 Hewson needed to eagle the last to force a playoff but had to settle for a par and a closing 69. BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2021 Most players atop the leaderboard could either eagle the 13th and 15th or bogey them, and that kind of swing in the scoreboard can make or break them in the tournament. Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021 Playing alongside Phil Mickelson at TPC Summerlin, Na eagled the par-5 13th and 16th holes and added birdies on the par-3 17th and par-4 18th to match Lucas Glover, 2017 winner Patrick Cantlay and Brian Stuard at 12-under 130. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019 Na followed up his first-round 68 by eagling the par-5 13th and 16th holes and adding birdies on the par-3 17th and par-4 18th to match Lucas Glover (63), Patrick Cantlay (64), and Brian Stuard (65) at 12-under 130 at at TPC Summerlin. BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019 The passengers hit the floor ass first and lay spread-eagled, staring at the ceiling. Nicola Twilley, Wired, 11 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English egle, from Anglo-French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eagle was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 3850 COCA: 45890
eagle

noun

ADJECTIVE | EAGLE + VERB | EAGLE + NOUN ADJECTIVEbald, golden, etc.禿鷹、金雕等EAGLE + VERBcircle, fly, soar鷹盤旋;鷹飛翔;鷹翱翔swoop鷹飛撲nest鷹築巢breed鷹繁殖EAGLE + NOUNfeather鷹羽毛nest鷹巢population鷹種群eye (figurative) 敏銳的目光The tiny error didn't escape the eagle eye of her boss.毫釐之差也沒有逃過她老闆敏銳的目光。

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