sled
/sled/ (bre, ipa) · /sled/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsled/ (ame, mw)
sled — noun
- sledsingular
- sledsplural
1. A small vehicle or simple frame with long narrow strips of metal or wood underne
A small vehicle or simple frame with long narrow strips of metal or wood underneath (called runners) that people ride on snow and ice for fun, or a larger vehicle pulled by animals for moving people or goods over snow.
The children pulled their sled up the hill and then slid down laughing.
collocation: pull a sled / ride down a hill
A team of six huskies pulled the sled across the frozen lake without trouble.
Fatima sat on her new red plastic sled at the top of the snowy slope.
The farmer loaded firewood onto a wooden sled and dragged it across the yard.
文法句型
a [adjective] sled
by sled
用法筆記
In British English, the more common word for this is 'sledge'. Smaller sleds used for recreation are sometimes called 'toboggans'.
常見錯誤
2. A padded device on runners that American football players push against during pr
A padded device on runners that American football players push against during practice to build the strength and technique needed to stop opposing players.
The coach ordered the linemen to hit the blocking sled fifty times before lunch.
collocation: blocking sled / hit the sled
Davis pushed the heavy training sled across the field until his legs ached.
collocation: push the sled
After practice, the team carried the padded sled back to the equipment shed.
Using the blocking sled teaches players to drive forward with their legs, not just their shoulders.
- blocking sled
the full technical name for this training device
- tackling dummy
a different training tool — a padded bag held or mounted, not a sled-shaped frame
文法句型
hit the sled
blocking sled
用法筆記
This sense is specific to American football training. The equipment is also called a 'blocking sled' or 'seven-man sled' depending on how many players it holds.
sled — verb
- sledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sleds3rd person singular
- sledding-ing form
- sleddedpast simple
1. To sit on a sled and travel down a snowy slope for fun, or to travel across snow
To sit on a sled and travel down a snowy slope for fun, or to travel across snow on a sled as a way of moving from one place to another.
After the big snowfall, the children went sledding on the hill behind the school.
gerund form: go sledding
Theo loves to sled down the steep hill behind his grandmother's farmhouse.
pattern: sled down [place]
We used to sled every winter when I was growing up in northern Vermont.
Aoi grabbed her sled and ran outside to join her friends in the snowy park.
文法句型
go sledding
sled down [hill/slope]
用法筆記
The continuous form 'go sledding' is very common, especially in North American English. The past tense is 'sledded'.