sclaff

A noun referring to a poor golf stroke where the club head strikes the ground before making contact with the ball.

• 🇨🇳高尔夫球术语，指击球时杆头先打到地面再碰到球的失误击球。

1. Poor golf stroke C2 informal sport

   A golf stroke where the club head strikes the ground before making contact with the ball, resulting in a poor shot.

   • His sclaff sent the ball only a few yards down the fairway.
   • The amateur golfer was frustrated by his repeated sclaffs.
   • A sclaff often leaves a noticeable divot on the turf.

   🇨🇳高尔夫球失误击球

   同义词: chunkduff

An obsolete verb meaning to strike or slap, especially with the open hand or a flat object.

• 🇨🇳过时动词，意为拍打或击打，尤指用手掌或扁平物体拍击。

1. Strike the ground before the ball C2 formal sport

   To hit the ground with the club before striking the golf ball, resulting in a poor shot.

   • He sclaffed the ball, sending it only a few yards.
   • The golfer sclaffed his shot, scraping the turf.
   • She sclaffed the ground in frustration after missing the putt.

   🇨🇳先击地后击球

   同义词: chunkdufffatthick

2. Strike the ground C2 formal sport

   To hit or scrape the ground, especially in golf, as part of a faulty swing.

   • The player sclaffed the turf with his club.
   • He sclaffed the ground instead of making clean contact with the ball.
   • The caddie noticed the golfer sclaffed the earth on his backswing.

   🇨🇳击地

   同义词: draggrazescrapescuff

• sclaffed past participle
• sclaffed past simple
• sclaffing present participle
• sclaffs third person singular