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单词 sledging
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sledging1

noun ˈslɛdʒɪŋˈslɛdʒɪŋ
mass nounBritish
  • The activity of travelling or sliding downhill over snow on a sledge.

    I hope it snows—there's nothing like sledging to give you an appetite for roast turkey and Christmas pud
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The spell of freezing weather has already claimed the life of one man who smashed into a tree while sledging.
    • Hundreds of people who favoured ice skating over sledging made their way to the Ice Factor, in the Eye of York, which has had two of its busiest days over the festive period.
    • Snowboarding, cross-country and sledging provide variety and it's possible to ski all year round on the glaciers.
    • It was our first attempt in the field at lashing down the sledges tightly and preparing the skidoos for a full day's sledging.
    • The area is an all year round resort, with hiking in the summer and sledging/skiing in the winter.
    • The huskies were for a long time an integral part of any Antarctic sledging journey.
    • I am told it is an ideal location for sledging and even skiing when snow is on the ground.
    • The path continues back to the southern end of the tarn where there is again a challenging gradient before you leave the gravel track and meet an expanse of sloping grass (good for picnics in summer and sledging in winter).
    • The new edition of Scotland's award-winning travel bible, which covers everything from the best beaches and the finest fish and chip shops to the spookiest places and the ideal spots for sledging, has seen its largest overhaul to date.
    • By the end of the trip, they were proficient at climbing, sledging and survival in Arctic conditions, and had walked more than 100 km in snow shoes.
    • Many parents travelled further around the county in search of deeper snowfalls and better sledging runs, with Terrington Bank, in Terrington, near Malton, proving to be a popular spot.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from sledge1.

sledging2

nounˈslɛdʒɪŋˈslɛdʒɪŋ
mass nounCricket informal
  • The practice of making taunting or teasing remarks to an opposing player, especially a batsman, in order to disturb their concentration.

    in the wake of the controversial Test match, several cricket experts and fans demanded a ban on sledging
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He admitted with disarming honesty that Australian sledging got to him in 2004.
    • Believe me, we won't achieve very much next summer unless we are prepared to handle the sledging, because we will be up against people who are past masters at it.
    • No one actually knows when sledging started, but since time immemorial disparaging remarks have been part of the sport in general - and cricket in particular.
    • The current ICC ruling on sledging has received a mixed response.
    • As a batsman you're never going to win a sledging contest against 11 fielders.
    • The game ended prematurely when his batsmen walked off at the start of their innings amid claims of sledging.
    • Competition from the other players was tough with plenty of friendly sledging.
    • Some people were of the view that a sporting team should be allowed to use anything that gave them the upper hand, with others firmly believing that sledging was against the spirit of cricket.
    • Sure enough, the sledging kicked off in earnest at Bristol in the first NatWest Series encounter between England and Australia.
    • In a sense the sledging, the fact that they needed to resort to it, made us realise that we were a good team.
    • His style as a captain didn't suit everyone; many thought the determination to win encouraged sledging and bad attitudes on the field.
    • In 2002, the ICC amended its code of conduct to articulate for the first time the unacceptable levels of sledging.
    • Cricket purists hate sledging.
    • There are other notable chapters, including the section on technique, his best test and one-day selections, and his attitude towards sledging.

Origin

1970s: from sledge3, originally Australian.

 
 

sledging1

nounˈslɛdʒɪŋˈslejiNG
British
  • The activity of traveling or sliding downhill over snow on a sled.

    I hope it snows—there's nothing like sledging to give you an appetite for roast turkey
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hundreds of people who favoured ice skating over sledging made their way to the Ice Factor, in the Eye of York, which has had two of its busiest days over the festive period.
    • By the end of the trip, they were proficient at climbing, sledging and survival in Arctic conditions, and had walked more than 100 km in snow shoes.
    • The area is an all year round resort, with hiking in the summer and sledging/skiing in the winter.
    • The spell of freezing weather has already claimed the life of one man who smashed into a tree while sledging.
    • Snowboarding, cross-country and sledging provide variety and it's possible to ski all year round on the glaciers.
    • The new edition of Scotland's award-winning travel bible, which covers everything from the best beaches and the finest fish and chip shops to the spookiest places and the ideal spots for sledging, has seen its largest overhaul to date.
    • I am told it is an ideal location for sledging and even skiing when snow is on the ground.
    • It was our first attempt in the field at lashing down the sledges tightly and preparing the skidoos for a full day's sledging.
    • The path continues back to the southern end of the tarn where there is again a challenging gradient before you leave the gravel track and meet an expanse of sloping grass (good for picnics in summer and sledging in winter).
    • The huskies were for a long time an integral part of any Antarctic sledging journey.
    • Many parents travelled further around the county in search of deeper snowfalls and better sledging runs, with Terrington Bank, in Terrington, near Malton, proving to be a popular spot.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from sledge.

sledging2

nounˈslɛdʒɪŋˈslejiNG
Cricket informal
  • The practice of making taunting or teasing remarks to an opposing player, especially a batsman, in order to disturb their concentration.

    in the wake of the controversial Test match, several cricket experts and fans demanded a ban on sledging
    Example sentencesExamples
    • No one actually knows when sledging started, but since time immemorial disparaging remarks have been part of the sport in general - and cricket in particular.
    • Believe me, we won't achieve very much next summer unless we are prepared to handle the sledging, because we will be up against people who are past masters at it.
    • His style as a captain didn't suit everyone; many thought the determination to win encouraged sledging and bad attitudes on the field.
    • The current ICC ruling on sledging has received a mixed response.
    • Competition from the other players was tough with plenty of friendly sledging.
    • He admitted with disarming honesty that Australian sledging got to him in 2004.
    • The game ended prematurely when his batsmen walked off at the start of their innings amid claims of sledging.
    • There are other notable chapters, including the section on technique, his best test and one-day selections, and his attitude towards sledging.
    • Some people were of the view that a sporting team should be allowed to use anything that gave them the upper hand, with others firmly believing that sledging was against the spirit of cricket.
    • In a sense the sledging, the fact that they needed to resort to it, made us realise that we were a good team.
    • As a batsman you're never going to win a sledging contest against 11 fielders.
    • In 2002, the ICC amended its code of conduct to articulate for the first time the unacceptable levels of sledging.
    • Cricket purists hate sledging.
    • Sure enough, the sledging kicked off in earnest at Bristol in the first NatWest Series encounter between England and Australia.

Origin

1970s: from sledge, originally Australian.

 
 
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