hurley
noun uk/ˈhɜː.li/ us/ˈhɝː.li/
[ C ]（打爱尔兰式曲棍球所用的）曲棍
a stick with a wide, flat oval end, used in the game of hurling (= an Irish team game similar to hockey)
The television cameras caught him striking another player with his hurley. 电视摄像机拍摄到他用曲棍击打另一名球员的场景。
[ U ]爱尔兰式曲棍球（hurling 的另一种说法）
another name for the game of hurling
Many Irish TDs have attracted public attention initially by excelling in hurley or Gaelic football. 许多爱尔兰众议院议员最初都是因为在曲棍球或盖尔足球方面的出色表现吸引了公众的注意。
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- Hurling players can catch and carry the ball with their hand but can only pass with a hurley, foot or a slap of the hand.
- Children have been photographed playing cricket with hurleys on the streets around Croke Park.
- Players use wooden, axe-shaped sticks called hurleys to hit a small ball (a sliotar) into the opponent's goal.
- He was a hurley player in County Cork.