cross-country skiing
cross-country skiing — 名詞
1. a winter sport in which people travel across snowy fields and forests on long, n
越野滑雪
在雪原上靠自身力量滑行前進的冬季運動
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
After her knee surgery, Eve found that cross-country skiing on the forest trails helped her regain strength faster than jogging.
膝蓋手術後，Eve 發現森林小徑上的越野滑雪比慢跑更能幫助她恢復體力。
uncountable noun as subject
Every winter, the Watanabe family goes cross-country skiing in the national park near their town.
每年冬天，Watanabe 一家人會去小鎮附近的國家公園進行越野滑雪。
collocation: go cross-country skiing
Unlike downhill skiing with its chairlifts, cross-country skiing lets Diego glide for hours across the frozen lake.
與需要搭乘纜車的高山滑雪不同，越野滑雪讓 Diego 能在結冰的湖面上連續滑行好幾個小時。
Talia bought new lightweight boots for her cross-country skiing trip to the mountains.
Talia 為了她的山區越野滑雪之旅買了新的輕量靴子。
- 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
- 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.'