slalom
/ˈslɑːləm/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈɑləm] /ˈslɑːləm/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈɑləm] /ˈslä-ləm How to pronounce slalom (audio)/ (ame, mw)
slalom — 名詞
- slalomsingular
- slalomsplural
1. a race in skiing or some water sports where competitors follow a twisting course
曲道賽
沿曲折路線穿越旗門的競速賽
a race in skiing or some water sports where competitors follow a twisting course and pass through a series of gates or poles.
Aoi won the junior slalom after a clean run between every gate.
Aoi 在青少年曲道賽中順利穿過每一道旗門，拿下了冠軍。
slalom as a gate race on a marked course
Heavy rain delayed the canoe slalom until the river current slowed.
大雨使獨木舟曲道賽延後，直到河水水勢變緩才開賽。
canoe slalom as a fixed event name
Coaches walked the slalom course at dawn and studied each turn.
教練們在天亮時步行查看曲道賽賽道，研究每一個轉彎。
Thousands watched the Olympic slalom on a giant screen in Seoul.
數千人透過首爾的大螢幕觀看奧運曲道賽。
The youngest racer missed one gate and dropped out of the slalom.
那位最年輕的選手漏過一道旗門，因而退出了這場曲道賽。
- giant slalom
a specific ski event with wider turns and higher speed
- obstacle race
much broader; not normally limited to gate-based ski or water events
文法句型
slalom
slalom race
canoe slalom
giant slalom
用法筆記
Most often used for ski events, but it also applies to canoe, kayak, and similar races with gates. It commonly appears with words such as 'course', 'gate', 'junior', and names like 'giant slalom'.
常見錯誤
slalom — 動詞
- slalompresent simple I / you / we / they
- slaloms3rd person singular
- slaloming-ing form
- slalomedpast simple
1. to move forward by turning from side to side so that you get through a line of o
蛇行
左右迂迴地穿過障礙前進
to move forward by turning from side to side so that you get through a line of obstacles, in the way racers do on a marked course.
Theo slalomed between the red and blue gates on the icy slope.
Theo 在結冰的坡道上於紅藍旗門之間蛇行而下。
slalom between gates in a race setting
Obi slalomed through the crowd with two bowls of hot soup.
Obi 端著兩碗熱湯，在擁擠的人群中蛇行穿過。
figurative use: slalom through a busy crowd
The kayak slalomed around the rocks before reaching calmer water.
那艘獨木舟繞過岩石蛇行前進，之後才進入較平靜的水面。
A delivery bike slalomed past parked cars during the morning traffic jam.
一輛外送腳踏車在早晨塞車時從停放的車輛旁蛇行而過。
Linh slalomed through the cones without touching a single one.
Linh 在三角錐之間蛇行前進，沒有碰到任何一個。
文法句型
slalom through + noun
slalom between + noun
slalom around + noun
用法筆記
Often followed by 'through', 'between', or 'around' plus obstacles. Outside skiing or paddling, it is often used figuratively for weaving through people, traffic, or objects.