caber
caber — 名詞
- cabersingular
- cabersplural
1. A very long, thick pole of heavy wood that competitors in the Scottish Highland
長木柱
蘇格蘭運動會中投擲的長木柱
A very long, thick pole of heavy wood that competitors in the Scottish Highland Games lift and toss forward so it flips in the air, aiming to have it land pointing directly away from the thrower.
Callum tried to toss the <hw>caber</hw> at the Braemar Highland Games so it flipped in the air.
Callum 試著在 Braemar 高地運動會上<hw>投擲木柱</hw>，讓它在空中翻轉。
toss the caber — set phrase for the throwing action
Ewan from Inverness lifted the <hw>caber</hw>, ran forward, and tossed it at the Braemar Gathering.
來自 Inverness 的 Ewan 將<hw>木柱</hw>扛起，向前跑，然後在 Braemar 運動會上擲出。
lifted, ran, tossed — sequence of actions showing how a caber is handled
Angus watched Hamish lift the <hw>caber</hw>, run, and toss it forward.
Angus 看著 Hamish 將<hw>木柱</hw>抬起、跑動，然後向前擲出。
Theo balanced the <hw>caber</hw> upright, ran forward, and tossed it with all his strength.
Theo 將<hw>木柱</hw>平衡豎起後，向前跑並用力將它擲出。
- pole
A general term for a long piece of wood, but lacks the specific cultural and sporting context of 'caber'.
用法筆記
This word appears almost exclusively in the context of Scottish Highland Games and related traditional sports writing. The verb that pairs with it is 'toss' (not 'throw') in the set phrase 'toss the caber'.