单词 | schuss |
释义 | schussn. Skiing. A straight, downhill run; the slope on which such a run is executed. Also transferred and attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run piste1917 nursery slope1924 ski run1924 ski slope1934 schuss1937 fall line1938 bunny slope1954 run1956 black diamond1969 traverse1969 slope1972 ski ramp1973 dry slope1974 motorway1979 off-piste1986 1937 O. Lang Downhill Skiing ii. 19 The straight running, or ‘schuss’, position should be very elastic. 1947 F. Smythe Again Switzerland 37 Down to the broad-backed ridge beneath..the last hundred feet in a glorious ‘schuss’. 1958 L. Whishaw As far as you'll take Me iii. 31 Jack [sc. a lorry driver] started us on another downhill schuss. 1961 Times 10 Jan. 14/7 There is then a final schuss, which will provide sufficient speed to make the bumps before the finish. 1966 M. Catto Bird on Wing iv. 62 Skis close—the whang of the wind eddying in a blast up the Schuss. 1977 C. Wood James Bond, Spy who loved Me ii. 21 He..dropped to the schuss position as soon as he began to pick up speed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). schussv. Skiing. 1. transitive. To ski down (a slope, etc.) or cover (a certain distance) by means of a schuss. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (transitive)] > ski down (slope) schuss1937 1937 O. Lang Downhill Skiing v. 27 In practice you will find that it is impossible to take everything ‘straight’ or to ‘schuss’ it as we express it. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Mar. 13/3 In April, 1939, in the annual ‘inferno’ races from the summit, Toni ‘schussed’ 3.8 miles with a vertical drop of 4,300 feet in 6½ minutes. 1972 T. McHugh Time of Buffalo xii. 147 Within minutes we were schussing cornices. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 20 Nov. 15/1 Schussing the Italian Alps is the newcomer on many skiers' dream list. 2. intransitive. To effect a schuss; to ski downhill. Also with down. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] > actions of skier run1654 sidestep1894 herringbone1904 traverse1905 side-skid1906 side-slip1913 sitzmark1935 angulate1963 schuss1963 unweight1981 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xvii. 188 Bond schussed easily downwards..resting his limbs. 1969 ‘R. Petrie’ Despatch of Dove xii. 181 Would she..assume Zoë had schussed down on her own? 1973 Times 28 Sept. 36/5 Forty miles of pistes where you can schuss, trek, slalom, langlauf. 1979 N. Slater Falcon ix. 160 When he schussed down the shallower pistes, his skis were closely parallel. Derivatives ˈschussing n. the action of the verb. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > actions of skier side slipping1832 herringbone1904 herringboning1904 traverse1905 side-slip1913 ploughing1924 sitzmark1930 schussing1961 angulation1963 unweighting1969 1961 R. Skepper Tackle Ski-ing this Way vi. 74 Schussing is probably where the pleasure skier and the racer come into closest contact. Everybody enjoys trying a schuss. 1969 ‘R. Petrie’ Despatch of Dove xii. 176 The Grand Finale will be mass schussing. 1977 Time 21 Feb. 52/2 He gave up downhill schussing, lest an accident keep him away from the boardroom, but enjoys cross-country skiing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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