toboggan
/təˈbɒɡən/ (bre, ipa) · [təbˈɑɡən] /təˈbɑːɡən/ (ame, ipa) · [təbˈɑɡən] /tə-ˈbä-gən How to pronounce toboggan (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /təˈbɒɡ.ən/ (bre, ipa) · [təbˈɑɡən] /təˈbɑː.ɡən/ (ame, ipa)
toboggan — 名詞
- toboggansingular
- toboggansplural
1. a narrow sled that stays close to the ground and has no runners, made for riding
雪橇
前端上翹、貼近雪面的長雪橇
a narrow sled that stays close to the ground and has no runners, made for riding over snow with its front end bent upward
Samir dragged the toboggan back up the hill after the ride.
Samir 玩完後把雪橇拖回山坡上。
collocation: drag a toboggan up the hill
Two cousins sat on the toboggan and slid across the packed snow.
兩個表親坐上雪橇，從壓實的雪面滑了過去。
Omar tied a rope to the toboggan before pulling Mina downhill.
Omar 先把繩子綁在雪橇上，再拉著 Mina 往下滑。
The wooden toboggan in the shed still had last winter's scratches.
棚子裡那張木製雪橇上還留著去年冬天的刮痕。
At the resort, families rented a toboggan for the beginner slope.
在度假村裡，許多家庭會租一張雪橇去初學者坡道玩。
文法句型
a toboggan; ride in/on a toboggan
用法筆記
This sense is especially common in North American English. British English often uses sledge for the same object.
常見錯誤
2. a knitted winter hat that fits snugly around the head and sometimes ends in a ta
毛線帽
貼頭、常帶流蘇的針織帽
a knitted winter hat that fits snugly around the head and sometimes ends in a tassel
Dahlia pulled her red toboggan over her ears before the bus arrived.
Dahlia 在公車到站前，把紅色毛線帽拉到耳朵上。
pattern: pull a toboggan over your ears
Piotr forgot his toboggan and spent the game rubbing his cold head.
Piotr 忘了帶毛線帽，整場比賽都在搓自己的冷腦袋。
My grandmother knitted a striped toboggan with a small blue tassel.
我祖母織了一頂有藍色小流蘇的條紋毛線帽。
The little boy's toboggan slipped off when he raced into the yard.
那個小男孩衝進院子時，毛線帽從頭上滑了下來。
Beatriz bought a thick wool toboggan for the windy train platform.
Beatriz 為了多風的月台買了一頂厚厚的羊毛毛線帽。
- beanie
a common informal word for a close-fitting knitted hat
- stocking cap
a more explicit North American term for a soft knitted winter hat
文法句型
a toboggan; wear a toboggan
用法筆記
This meaning is chiefly North American. In many other varieties of English, speakers are more likely to say beanie or stocking cap.
常見錯誤
toboggan — 動詞
- tobogganpresent simple I / you / we / they
- toboggans3rd person singular
- tobogganing-ing form
- tobogganedpast simple
1. to slide down or across snow in a long low sled, usually as a winter pastime
乘雪橇
坐在雪橇上沿雪面滑行
to slide down or across snow in a long low sled, usually as a winter pastime
Haruto and his sister tobogganed down the school hill after lunch.
Haruto 和妹妹午餐後在學校山坡上乘雪橇滑下來。
pattern: toboggan down + hill
Our camp leaders toboggan with the children after breakfast.
我們營隊的帶隊老師早餐後會和孩子們一起乘雪橇。
We used to toboggan on the frozen golf course near town.
我們以前常在鎮外那座結冰的高爾夫球場上乘雪橇。
Soraya laughed as the class tobogganed through the fresh powder.
Soraya 看著全班穿過新雪乘雪橇時笑了起來。
The tourists came early to toboggan before the snow turned soft.
那些遊客趁雪還沒變軟前早早來乘雪橇。
文法句型
toboggan down + hill/slope; go tobogganing
用法筆記
This verb is intransitive. It often appears with down, on, or through to show the route, and go tobogganing is often more common than the simple verb.