along,narrowboatwith aflatbottomandsquareends,movedby apersonstandingat one end andpushingon thebottomof ariverwith apole
（用篙撑的）方头平底船
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puntnoun[C](KICK)
a way ofkickingtheballinrugbyor Americanfootball, bydroppingit fromyourhandsandkickingit before ithitstheground, or apowerfulkickinfootballthatcausestheballto go alongway
踢悬空球；踢远球
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puntnoun[C](RISK)
take a punt onsomething
toriskmoneybybuyingorsupportingsomething, in thehopeof making orwinningmoremoney:
承担风险购买（或支持）…（期待因此赚更多的钱）
It might be a goodideato take a punt on a fewtechnologystocks.花点钱投资在科技股上也许是个好主意。
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Gambling & bookmaking
a/the bookmaker'sphrase
ante
anti-gambling
bank
bet
blackjack
casino
chip
co-favourite
cockfight
gaming table
poker machine
raffle
roulette
slot machine
stakesomethingonsomething
sweepstake
toss up
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puntnoun[C](MONEY)
(alsoIrish pound)
thestandardunitofmoneyused in Ireland before theintroductionof theeuro
爱尔兰镑（爱尔兰使用欧元前所采用的货币单位）
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colon
denomination
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shilling
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punt
verb
uk/pʌnt/us/pʌnt/
puntverb(KICK)
[T]
(inrugbyor Americanfootball) tokicktheballafter you havedroppedit fromyourhandsand before ittouchestheground, or (infootball) tokicktheballpowerfullyso that it goes alongway
（在橄榄球或美式橄榄球中）踢（悬空球）；（足球中）将（球）踢得很远
[T]USinformal
If you punt something, youdecidenot to do orincludeit:
省去；不做
We wererunningout oftime, so wedecidedto punt thesightseeingand just goshopping.我们时间不多了，所以决定不去游览只去购物。
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Why does he make a distinction between, on the one hand, punts or canoes, which he contemplates being able to use waterways, and, on the other hand, sailing boats?
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The club supports two traditional water sports - skiffing and punting.
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Three of those ended with turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 interception), four ending with punts, one with a turnover on downs, and one touchdown.
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Durdan, who showed his all-around skill by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, passing, and punting, was named the game's most valuable player.
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He was a versatile player, starting at safety on defense and halfback on offense, as well as punting, placekicking, and returning punts and kickoffs.
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Neither team scored in the third quarter, and all drives ended in punts.
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In that game he recorded three blocked punts, all of which occurred during the second quarter of the game.
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He also returned 14 punts in 1985 for 120 yards, an average of 8.6 yards per return.
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Both teams got nowhere in the first half, trading punts and turnovers.
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He also gained 461 yards returning kickoffs and punts.
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He returned 83 punts for 865 yards and four touchdowns and ran back 36 kickoffs for 841 yards.
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He had 10 receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns and returned two punts for 16 yards.
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Both teams opened the second half punting on their first drives respectively.
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He also returned eight kickoffs for 158 yards and two punts for 46 yards.
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In addition, he returned 21 punts for 199 yards (9.5 average).
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