musher
musher — 名詞
- mushersingular
- mushersplural
1. someone who stands on a sled and directs the team of dogs pulling it across snow
雪橇駕駛
駕馭狗拉雪橇穿越冰雪的人
someone who stands on a sled and directs the team of dogs pulling it across snow or ice
The musher Manuela shouted 'hike' and the team of huskies surged forward across the frozen lake.
Manuela 喊了聲「走」，整隊哈士奇便衝過結冰的湖面。
collocation: shout 'hike' to start the dogs
The musher leaned low to keep the sled from tipping as it took a sharp bend on the trail.
雪橇在步道上急轉彎時，駕駛員壓低身體防止翻倒。
sled control: shifting body weight through turns
The musher Vivek called out 'gee' to turn the dog team right at the fork in the trail.
雪橇駕駛 Vivek 喊了聲「右」，在步道岔口引導狗隊向右轉。
When the musher slipped off the sled into deep snow, the dogs stopped at once and looked back.
雪橇駕駛從雪橇滑落深雪中時，狗群立刻停下並回頭張望。
The musher Eri gripped the handlebar as the sled tipped sideways on the icy slope.
雪橇在結冰的坡道上側傾時，Eri 緊握住把手。
- sled driver
broader — can drive any type of sled, not necessarily a dog sled
- dogsledder
informal, used mainly in North America
- dog team driver
emphasises the team of dogs rather than the sled