par
noun uk/pɑːr/ us/pɑːr/
(EQUAL)
on a par (with someone/something) 和…同样,不相上下,不分伯仲
the same as or equal to someone or something
The regeneration of the city's downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice or Cannes. 市中心临码头地区重建后,该市将能与尼斯或戛纳相媲美。
(STANDARD)
[ U ]一般水平;通常状况
the usual standard or condition
[ U ](高尔夫球)标准杆数
the expected number of times in golf that a good player should have to hit the ball in order to get it into a hole or into all the holes
Tiger Woods finished the round 10 below/under par. 老虎伍兹以低于标准杆数10杆的成绩结束了该轮比赛。
par (value)finance & economics specialized (股票的)票面价值
the original value of a share, bond, etc. when it is made available for sale for the first time
Idioms
be par for the courseidiom disapproving 不出所料,在预料之中
If a type of behaviour, event, or situation is par for the course, it is not good but it is normal or as you would expect.
The school budget is going to be cut again this year, but then that's par for the course. 今年学校的预算又要削减了,不过这是预料之中的。
be up to paridiom 达到一般水平,达到标准
to be of the usual or expected standard
Her work hasn't been up to par lately. 最近她的工作一直不达标。
below/under paridiom 有病的,不健康的
ill
I was feeling under par. 我感觉有点儿不舒服。
在一般水平以下的,达不到标准的
worse than the usual or expected standard