mulligans

[US]/'mʌlɪg(ə)n/
[UK]/'mʌlɪgən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.蔬菜燴肉(或魚),〈美俚〉愛爾蘭人;;(高爾夫球)加擊(非正式比賽中最後一擊失敗後附加的一擊)

Phrases & Collocations

take a mulligan

重新開始

Real-world Examples

We gave him a mulligan; the intern took the real hit.

我們本來是要加擊他,但真正付出代價的是那個實習生。

Source: Time

It's a mulligan. But the second one fails, and suddenly I'm the problem.

還有第二次機會,但第二次也失敗了,突然間我就變成問題根源了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

They'll tell the story of tonight. [Mulligan] Let's have another round tonight.

他們將講述今晚的故事。 [Mulligan] 讓我們今晚再來一輪。

Source: "Hamilton" Musical Highlights

Not long ago, Royal Oaks Golf Club got a major mulligan of its own when the underused property was turned into a nature preserve.

而不久之前,皇家橡樹高爾夫俱樂部就獲得了這樣的機會,將其未充分使用的土地變成自然保護區。

Source: VOA Standard Speed May 2016 Collection

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