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单词 jet ski
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Definition of jet ski in English:

jet ski

noun
trademark in US
  • A small jet-propelled vehicle which skims across the surface of water and is ridden in a similar way to a motorcycle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tie an ultralight aircraft on your Ford Ka's luggage rack, put a jet ski and a dirt bike in the back and tow a buggy.
    • Both representatives attended the Pattaya Marathon 2003 and took some time off to ride on a jet ski with the mayor.
    • The adrenaline junkie donned a parachute, laid his hands on a high-powered jet ski and prepared to ride it off Niagara Falls.
    • We continued to try and get Brendan out of the water and onto the jet ski to get him back to the boat ramp, but he continued to slip.
    • He called police who launched a full-scale rescue operation involving the coastguard, fire brigade, local boats and a jet ski.
verb
[no object]often as noun jet-skiing
  • Ride on a jet-ski.

    jet-skiing is limited to specified areas of the coast
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Plans are also in place to divide Blackpool's famous beach into zones for sunbathing, playing, jet-skiing and water sports, and donkey rides.
    • Some people on vacation jet-ski their way into broken legs.
    • Lara jet-skis, horseback rides and motorcycles her way through Hong Kong, Kenya, Wales, Greece and Africa.
    • So they said goodbye after breakfast and parasailed, kneeboarded and jet-skied before coming back desperate for supper and bed.

Derivatives

  • jet-skier

  • noun
    • His body was recovered last Saturday by police divers 200 metres upstream from Clifton Bridge, after it was spotted by a passing jet-skier.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A teenage jet-skier from Sheffield was recovering in hospital in Grimsby yesterday after drifting three miles in the water off Cleethorpes.
      • The Blue Lagoon is on private land and is used, with permission of the owner, by jet-skiers and scuba divers.
      • Without warning, three jet-skiers appeared from downstream, tore into the bay leaving us little time to shout any warnings.
      • The other incident involved a jet-skier who had got into difficulties and we would urge people to take extra care when using these machines.
  • jet-skiing

  • noun ˈdʒɛtskiːɪŋˈdʒɛtˌskiɪŋ
    • Other ‘harmless’ activities that keep her blood flowing are stand-up jet-skiing, wakeboarding and meeting men who aren't afraid to be silly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Diving, snorkeling and jet-skiing are popular water sports here as well.
      • Diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, para-sailing, and jet-skiing are all available for far less than you expect, but steer clear of the ultra-stingy jellyfish.
      • We have also observed that the well designated safe swimming zones are being ignored by people windsurfing, para-boarding, jet-skiing and catamaran sailing.
      • ‘They wanted to ask about my leg and how I liked jet-skiing, thank you,’ Chantelle replied, sipping at her water.
 
 

Definition of jet ski in US English:

jet ski

noun
trademark in US
  • A small, jet-propelled vehicle that skims across the surface of water and typically is ridden like a motorcycle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We continued to try and get Brendan out of the water and onto the jet ski to get him back to the boat ramp, but he continued to slip.
    • Both representatives attended the Pattaya Marathon 2003 and took some time off to ride on a jet ski with the mayor.
    • Tie an ultralight aircraft on your Ford Ka's luggage rack, put a jet ski and a dirt bike in the back and tow a buggy.
    • The adrenaline junkie donned a parachute, laid his hands on a high-powered jet ski and prepared to ride it off Niagara Falls.
    • He called police who launched a full-scale rescue operation involving the coastguard, fire brigade, local boats and a jet ski.
verb
[no object]often as noun jet-skiing
  • Ride on a jet ski.

    jet-skiing is limited to specified areas of the coast
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some people on vacation jet-ski their way into broken legs.
    • Lara jet-skis, horseback rides and motorcycles her way through Hong Kong, Kenya, Wales, Greece and Africa.
    • Plans are also in place to divide Blackpool's famous beach into zones for sunbathing, playing, jet-skiing and water sports, and donkey rides.
    • So they said goodbye after breakfast and parasailed, kneeboarded and jet-skied before coming back desperate for supper and bed.
 
 
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