"vehicle mounted on runners for use 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 is first recorded 1770; sleigh-bells is from c. 1780; they originally were used to give warning of the approach of a sleigh.
雙語例句
1. The sleigh was on one runner, heeling like a yacht in a wind.
這架雪橇在一根滑橇上滑行, 傾斜得像大風中的一艘快艇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. They travelled across the snow in a sleigh.
他們乘著雪橇在雪地上穿行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He travels in a sleigh and comes down the chimney.
他乘著雪橇,從煙囪裏下來.
來自英語晨讀30分(初三)
4. " I hope It'snows enough to go sleigh riding. "
" 我希望雪再下大一些,可以去坐雪橇. ”
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
5. The sleigh was on one runner, heeling like a yacht in a gate.