:the number of strokes a good golfer is expected to take to finish a golf hole or course(高尔夫球)标准杆数
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He made/scored par on the ninth hole.他在第九洞打出了标准杆数。
She finished the 18th hole three strokes under/over par.她以低/高于标准杆三杆的成绩完成了第18洞。
The 18th hole is a par 5. [=par for the 18th hole is five strokes]第18洞的标准杆数是5杆。
a par-5 hole五标准杆的洞
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He made/scored a par on the ninth hole.他在第九洞打出了标准杆数。
She made/scored nine pars in a row.她一连打出了九个标准杆数。
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[noncount]business:the value of a stock or bond that is printed on the paper of the stock or bond itself or that is decided upon when the stock or bond is issued(股票、债券等的)票面价值
That stock is trading (at) 16 percent above/below par.那只股票的交易价格高/低于票面价值16%。
: the established value of the monetary unit of one country expressed in terms of the monetary unit of another country using the same metal as the standard of value
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: the face amount of an instrument of value (such as a check or note): such as
(1)
: the monetary value assigned to each share of stock in the charter of a corporation
Noun He made par on the ninth hole. She finished the 18th hole three strokes under par. He made a par on the ninth hole. She made nine pars in a row.
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