langlauf
langlauf — 名詞
1. a type of skiing in which participants travel across open, snow-covered countrys
越野滑雪
在平坦雪地長距離滑行的滑雪運動
a type of skiing in which participants travel across open, snow-covered countryside or through forests over long distances on mostly flat or gently rolling terrain, using a gliding stride rather than descending mountain slopes
Haruto spent his winter break in Norway trying langlauf on the trails near Lillehammer.
Haruto 利用寒假到挪威，在利勒哈默爾附近的滑雪道體驗越野滑雪。
langlauf + on [trails] — specifies terrain
Unlike downhill skiing, langlauf uses a steady arm-and-leg rhythm that beginners often find tiring.
與 downhill 滑雪不同，越野滑雪使用穩定的手臂與腿部節奏，初學者常覺得很累。
contrastive structure: unlike downhill, langlauf uses...
The Tanvi family packed their gear for a weekend of langlauf in the national park.
Tanvi 一家人打包好裝備，準備到國家公園享受越野滑雪的週末。
Chiara trained all autumn for the annual langlauf race across the Austrian Alps.
Chiara 整個秋天都在訓練，準備參加一年一度橫跨奧地利阿爾卑斯山的越野滑雪比賽。
Linh bought her first pair of langlauf skis after taking a beginner class in Sapporo.
Linh 在札幌上完初級課程後，買了她的第一副越野滑雪板。
- cross-country skiing
the everyday English term; 'langlauf' is a German loanword used mostly by dedicated skiers
- downhill skiing
descending mountain slopes on skis, using different equipment and technique
- alpine skiing
formal term for downhill skiing on marked slopes
用法筆記
This term is far less common in English than 'cross-country skiing'. It is used mainly by skiing enthusiasts and in European contexts, often to refer specifically to the classic diagonal-stride technique on groomed trails as distinct from skate skiing.