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- a cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole（高尔夫）发球区。
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- a small peg with a concave head which can be placed in the ground to support a golf ball before it is struck from such an area（高尔夫）球座。
- [ORIGIN: late 17th cent. （originally Scots, as teaz）: of unknown origin.]
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- a mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, and other similar games（地滚球、套圈、冰壶等游戏中有待击中或套中的）目标。
- ORIGIN: late 18th cent. (originally Scots): perhaps the same word as
TEE1 .
(tees, teed, teeing)no obj.(一般作tee up)
1- Golf place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole【高尔夫】置球于球座上, 准备发球。
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- with obj. place (something) in position, especially to be struck（尤指击打前）把…放置好：
a wary man tees up the rest of the coconuts.
一个小心谨慎的人把剩下的椰果一个个摆放好。
短语动词
tee off
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- Golf play the ball from a tee; begin a round or hole of golf【高尔夫】（从球座）发球, 开球。
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- informal make a start on something〈非正式〉开始。
tee someone off
(一般作be teed off)
- N. Amer. informal make someone angry or annoyed〈北美, 非正式〉使生气, 使烦恼：
Tommy was really teed off at Ernie.
汤米真的对厄尼大发脾气了。