cross-country skiing

IPA/ˌkrɒs ˌkʌntri ˈskiːɪŋ/
IPA/ˌkrɔːs ˌkʌntri ˈskiːɪŋ/

cross-country skiing — noun

1. a winter sport in which people travel across snowy fields and forests on long, n

1.名詞B1
釋義

a winter sport in which people travel across snowy fields and forests on long, narrow skis, using their own leg movements to move forward rather than sliding down a slope

例句

After her knee surgery, Eve found that cross-country skiing on the forest trails helped her regain strength faster than jogging.

uncountable noun as subject

Every winter, the Watanabe family goes cross-country skiing in the national park near their town.

collocation: go cross-country skiing

同義詞
  • Nordic skiing

    a broader category that includes cross-country skiing as well as ski jumping; less specific in everyday conversation

  • Langlauf

    German term for cross-country skiing, rarely used in English outside specialist discussions

反義詞
  • downhill skiing

    the opposite type of skiing where skiers ride a chairlift up and glide down a slope for speed and excitement

用法筆記

Cannot be used in the plural. To refer to the activity in general, no article is used: 'Cross-country skiing is popular in Scandinavia.' To refer to a specific outing, use 'a cross-country skiing session' or 'a cross-country skiing race.'

常見錯誤

❌I went to cross-country skiing yesterday.
✅I went cross-country skiing yesterday.
💡'go cross-country skiing' is the correct pattern; no 'to' is needed before the activity.