sleigh
/sleɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /sleɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslā/ (ame, mw)
sleigh — noun
- sleighsingular
- sleighsplural
1. a vehicle with long metal blades under it that slides over snow, usually pulled
a vehicle with long metal blades under it that slides over snow, usually pulled by horses or dogs, used for travel or fun in snowy places
The tour guide harnessed two horses to the wooden sleigh before the guests climbed aboard.
collocation: harness [horse] to a sleigh
Every winter, the Sato family takes their sleigh out to the frozen lake for an afternoon ride.
The old sleigh stood abandoned behind the barn, its red paint faded and its runners rusted.
Children climbed into the horse-drawn sleigh, wrapping blankets around their legs as the driver pulled the reins.
Amara listened to the sleigh bells jingle as they glided silently over the fresh snow.
文法句型
a sleigh
the sleigh
[possessive] sleigh
用法筆記
Frequently appears in compounds such as 'horse-drawn sleigh', 'sleigh ride', and 'sleigh bells'. Strongly associated with winter holiday imagery in European and North American cultures, but used in any snowy region where animals pull vehicles over snow.
常見錯誤
sleigh — verb
- sleighpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sleighs3rd person singular
- sleighing-ing form
- sleighedpast simple
1. to travel across snow in a sleigh, either as a passenger or while controlling th
to travel across snow in a sleigh, either as a passenger or while controlling the horses or dogs that pull it
The group sleighed across the frozen valley, stopping halfway to drink hot chocolate by a fire.
sleighed across [place] for travel
Every December, the Lindgren family sleighs from their cabin down to the village market.
Each winter, the Watanabe family sleighs across the frozen lake to visit their grandmother on the far shore.
Instead of driving, the villagers often sleigh to each other's homes when the snow is deep.
文法句型
sleigh across [place]
sleigh from [place] to [place]
go sleighing
用法筆記
The verb form is uncommon in everyday English. Speakers more often say 'go for a sleigh ride', 'ride in a sleigh', or 'take a sleigh' to describe the same activity. The simple past form 'sleighed' is especially rare.