English Dictionary

divot

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɪvət/

名詞

特に

(especially golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof. / A disruption in an otherwise smooth contour.

日本語の意味

ゴルフなどでショットを行う際、クラブによって破られた芝生の小片。また、滑らかな表面が乱れた部分を指す。

After his swing, he cursed when he noticed a deep divot where his club had struck the green.

スイングの後、彼は自分のクラブが当たってできた深い芝の剥がれに気づいて文句を言った。

意味（1）

(especially golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.

Usually her voice came over the wire as something fresh and cool, as if a divot from a green golf-links had come sailing in at the office window, but this morning it seemed harsh and dry.

意味（2）

A disruption in an otherwise smooth contour.

In these coldest hours before dawn, from three until six, I take up my knife again and hack at the chockstone. I continue to make minimal but visible progress in the divot.

意味（3）

(mathematics, astronomy) a drop in a graph between two linear portions (example)

divots （ plural ）