sledge

sledge1
noun
  1. a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, either pushed, pulled, drawn by horses or dogs, or allowed to slide downhill
    (装运货物或旅客的)雪橇
    ■(Brit.)a toboggan
    (英)平底雪橇
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]ride on a sledge
    乘坐雪橇
    they sledged down the slopes in the frozen snow.
    在冰天雪地中,他们乘雪橇滑下斜坡。
    [as noun sledging]I love sledging.
    我喜欢坐雪橇。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]carry (passengers or a load) on a sledge
    用雪橇运送(乘客,货物)
    the task of sledging 10-metre lifeboats across tundra.
    用雪橇运送十米长的救生艇穿过苔原的任务。
派生
sledger
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent

sledge2
noun
  1. a sledgehammer
    大锤
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. as noun sledging](Cricket)(of a fielder) make offensive remarks to (an opposing batsman) in order to break their concentration
    (板球)(为分散对方注意力,外野手对对方击球手的)讽刺挖苦
派生
sledger
noun
语源
  1. Old English slecg (noun), from a Germanic base meaning 'to strike', related to slay. The current sense of the verb dates from the late 20th cent
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