noun🔗Share平底船，撑篙船。 A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole."The children used their small punts to paddle across the shallow lake near the school. "孩子们用他们的小平底船划过学校附近的浅湖。nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撑篙，撑船。 To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole."The boatman had to punt the narrow boat upstream against the current. "船夫不得不撑篙，让狭长的船逆流而上。nauticalvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share定点踢球, 悬空踢. A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground."The football player's punt sailed far down the field, giving his team a good chance to score. "那个橄榄球员的一记定点踢球，把球踢得远远的，让他的球队有了很好的得分机会。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share踢，猛踢，远踢 To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance."The football player punted the ball deep into the opposing team's territory. "那位橄榄球运动员把球猛踢到对方的领地深处。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share推诿，敷衍。 To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc)."The student punted when asked about the reasons for missing class. "当被问及缺课原因时，那个学生含糊其辞地搪塞了过去。communicationattitudeactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share放弃，抛弃，退缩。 To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports."Faced with the difficult math problem, Maria decided to punt and ask her teacher for help the next day, even though she really wanted to solve it herself. "面对这道难题，玛丽亚决定先放一放，第二天再向老师请教，虽然她真的很想自己解决。actionattitudebusinesssportplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share权衡，折衷。 To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives."Since we couldn't afford a new car and both used options had problems, we decided to punt and just fix our old one for another year. "因为我们买不起新车，两辆二手车也都有问题，所以我们决定权衡一下，还是把旧车修好再开一年。attitudeactionbusinessplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌注，下注。 A point in the game of faro.""He placed his bet, hoping his punt on the seven would win in the game of faro." "他下了赌注，希望他在法罗游戏中押七点的赌注能赢。gamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌博，打赌 The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc."The gambler's skillful punt at baccarat won him a small fortune. "这位赌徒在百家乐上熟练的赌博为他赢得了小小的财富。entertainmentgamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌注，打赌. A bet or wager."My brother placed a punt on the soccer game, betting five dollars that the home team would win. "我哥哥在足球比赛上打了个赌，押了五美元赌主队会赢。betbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌博，下注。 Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs."My grandfather enjoys a weekly punt at the local racetrack, hoping to pick a winning horse. "我的爷爷喜欢每周去本地赛马场小赌一把，希望能挑中一匹 winning horse （获胜的马）。gamebetentertainmentsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share投机，冒险。 A highly speculative investment or other commitment."Investing in a new restaurant with no prior experience felt like a risky punt, but they were willing to try. "投资一家没有任何经验的新餐厅，感觉就像是一次孤注一掷的冒险，但他们愿意尝试。businessfinanceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瞎猜，胡乱猜测。 A wild guess."My teacher gave me a punt about what the answer to the math problem was. "我的老师对这道数学题的答案给了我一个瞎猜。attitudepossibilitybetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瓶底凹陷，瓶底凹槽。 An indentation in the base of a wine bottle."The winemaker carefully examined the punt on the bottle to check its quality. "酿酒师仔细检查了瓶底的凹陷，以确保酒瓶的质量。drinkitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顶杆，细玻璃棒. A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece."The jeweler used a punt to carefully move the delicate, antique vase. "珠宝匠用顶杆（细玻璃棒）小心地移动那件脆弱的古董花瓶。materialartutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share赌博，玩牌。 To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc."During the family game night, my uncle would often punt at the card game, baccara. "家庭游戏夜的时候，我叔叔经常在百家乐牌局上赌博。gameentertainmentbetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share赌博，下注，冒险。 To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally""Instead of studying for the exam, he decided to punt and hope for the best." "与其复习考试，他决定赌一把，希望一切顺利。betgamebusinessfinancesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share孤注一掷，冒险。 To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess."My uncle is known for punting large sums of money on new, unproven tech startups. "我叔叔向来喜欢孤注一掷，把大笔的钱投给那些未经证实的新兴科技公司。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share爱尔兰镑 The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002."The Irish punt was the currency of Ireland before the euro. "在欧元之前，爱尔兰的货币是爱尔兰镑 (Ài'ěrlán de huòbì shì Ài'ěrlánbàng)。nationhistoryeconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
