单词详解 | sleigh

sleigh
音标
英音/ sleɪ / 美音/ sleɪ /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
At least one special visitor will be prepared – as we all know – Santa’s sleigh relies on magic and reindeers – not EV charging points.
至少会有一位特殊访客做好准备 – 众所周知 – 圣诞老人的雪橇依靠魔法和驯鹿 – 而不是电动汽车充电站。
BBC

The first couple were speaking virtually with children for a White House custom, tracking the journey of Santa’s sleigh via the North American Aerospace Defence Command.
第一对夫妇正在与孩子们进行虚拟的白宫习俗交谈,通过北美航空航天防御司令部追踪圣诞老人的雪橇的旅程。
BBC

Instead, he had a much larger wooden Christmas float in the shape of Santa Claus’s sleigh behind him.
相反,他身后有一个更大的木制圣诞花车,形状像圣诞老人的雪橇。
New York Times

基本释意
noun
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
雪橇

同义词
sled,sledge,sled

短释义
A sleigh is usually big enough for at least two passengers to ride in. Most sleighs travel across snow or ice, sliding on smooth runners, and are pulled by one or more horses. In Britain, this is more often called a sledge, or sometimes a sled. In North America, a sled is much smaller than a sleigh, and it’s used for fun rather than transportation. Sleigh comes from the Dutch slee.
雪橇是一种由马拉动的大型雪橇,对于圣诞老人来说,则由驯鹿拉动。

长释义
A sleigh is usually big enough for at least two passengers to ride in. Most sleighs travel across snow or ice, sliding on smooth runners, and are pulled by one or more horses. In Britain, this is more often called a sledge, or sometimes a sled. In North America, a sled is much smaller than a sleigh, and it’s used for fun rather than transportation. Sleigh comes from the Dutch slee.
雪橇通常足够大,足以容纳至少两名乘客。大多数雪橇在光滑的滑道上滑动,在雪或冰上行驶,并由一匹或多匹马拉动。在英国,这通常被称为雪橇,有时也被称为雪橇。在北美,雪橇比雪橇小得多,它用于娱乐而不是运输。雪橇源自荷兰语 sleigh。

文学例句
Now she demanded to know everything that had happened, which of her friends were up and about, when there might be a sleighing party.
现在她要求知道发生的一切,她的哪些朋友在活动,什么时候可能会有雪橇派对。
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Laura and Mary heard the gay ringing of sleigh bells, growing louder every moment, and then the big bobsled came out of the woods and drove up to the gate.
劳拉和玛丽听到雪橇铃声欢快地响起,声音越来越大,然后大雪橇从树林里出来,驶向大门。
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

As we struggled along, I heard sleigh bells jingling like Christmas.
当我们奋力前行时,我听到雪橇的铃声像圣诞节一样叮当作响。
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

词源
sleigh (n.)”vehicle mounted on runners for transporting or traveling on ice and snow,” 1703, American and Canadian English, from Dutch slee, shortened from slede (see sled (n.)). As a verb from 1728. Related: Sleighing.
Sleigh-ride “a ride in a sleigh” is recorded by 1770; sleigh-bell is by 1796; typically attached to the harness of a horse, they gave warning of the approach of a sleigh.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
sleigh (n.)“安装在滑行装置上用于在冰雪上运输或旅行的车辆”,1703 年,美国和加拿大英语,源自荷兰语 slee,缩写为 slede(参见 sled (n.))。作为 1728 年的动词。相关:雪橇。乘坐雪橇“aride in a sleigh”的记录是在 1770 年。雪橇铃是 1796 年出现的;通常附在马的挽具上,它们会发出雪橇接近的警告。相关条目及更多


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