单词 | unweight |
释义 | unweight in British English (ʌnˈweɪt) verb to minimize the pressure of body weight on (a ski) before a turn by briefly bending down or straightening up She unweights her skis. unweight in American English (unˈweit) intransitive verb Skiing to lessen downward force and friction between the skis and the snow by a quick upward or downward shifting of the body or by using bumps in the terrain Word origin [1935–40; un-2 + weight]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, bingo, complementation, roomette, unit trustun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose) |
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