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单词 slaloms
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slalom

1 of 2

noun

sla·​lom ˈslä-ləm How to pronounce slalom (audio)
often attributive
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)
2
: a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers
broadly : movement over a zigzag route

slalom

2 of 2

verb

slalomed; slaloming; slaloms

intransitive verb

: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom

Synonyms

Verb

  • dodge
  • duck
  • jink
  • sidestep
  • weave
  • zigzag
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Example Sentences

Verb slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Caruso, who trains at least three times a week, won the jump at nationals (75 feet), was third in the slalom (946.75) and sixth in the Men’s tricks (371.98) on just one run. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The slalom course is 1,500 feet long with 750 vertical feet. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 The slalom course was set by Mike Day, Shiffrin’s main coach with the U.S. ski team — the result of a random draw. Howard Fendrich, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2022 In other action Thursday, the U.S. women's hockey team fell to Canada in the gold medal game, settling for silver and Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the slalom run of the combined and will not medal in Beijing. Editors, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022 The event includes a downhill run and a slalom run. NBC News, 15 Feb. 2022 This year's scholarship recipient is alpine skier Ebba Årsjö, who won two gold medals in alpine combination and slalom as well as bronze in downhill at the Paralympics in Beijing. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 The waterski and wakeboard competition, including slalom, jump and freestyle in addition to trick, will be held on July 14-15 on the lake at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 July 2022 Patrick started on the Dynamic Area, driving a Porsche 911 through a similar slalom warm-up exercise. Michael Harley, Forbes, 13 June 2022
Verb
Since then, as new facts have emerged, Turner has been left to slalom along, haplessly revising and extending his previous remarks. Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 West's Caleb Lewandowski won boys slalom individual title with a time of 1 minute, 0.18 seconds over his two runs, just 13 tenths of a second had of Rochester Adams' Nathan Dehart. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2022 As the skiers slalom and snowboarders snowcross, the Chinese government is likely to be working hard behind the scenes on a perhaps even trickier feat: controlling the weather. Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022 How could anyone judge a soul bold enough to slalom through England’s entire defense in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals? Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020 In this season, Remy challenges a self-parking Tesla Model X to a parallel-park-off in a Fiat 500, Cam slaloms a golf cart through a course made of shopping carts, and all of the kids get to use the simulators at the LA auto show. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020 Rafael Leão slalomed past several defenders to pull one back in style for Milan’s only real highlight. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019 Its highlight is an enormous parade of skiers and boarders decked out in Pride flags and costumes, slaloming down the mountain, and then marching through Whistler Village. Miles Griffis, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019 On weekends, many young men drive their cars out to the desert to go off-roading, slaloming down the sides of sand dunes as spectators watch. Wired, 26 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track

First Known Use

Noun

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1932, in the meaning defined above

slaloms

verb

present tense third-person singular of slalom
as in weaves
to move suddenly aside or to and fro slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • weaves
  • ducks
  • zigzags
  • jinks
  • dodges
  • turns
  • slides
  • escapes
  • skirts
  • slips
  • avoids
  • parries
  • sidesteps
  • evades
  • deflects
  • eludes
  • shirks
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