| 释义 |
sledge
I. \ˈslej\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English slegge, slege, from Old English slecg; akin to Middle Dutch slegge sledgehammer, Old Norse sleggja, Old English slēan to beat, slay — more at slay
: sledgehammer
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: sledgehammer
< was sledging in the quarry >
< were sledging out the wall — Newsweek >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Dutch dialect sleedse; akin to Middle Dutch sledde, slede, sled — more at sled
1. Britain : sleigh
2. : a vehicle with low runners that is used for transporting loads especially over snow or ice
3.
a. : a frame formerly used for stretching the yarns in the manufacture of rope
b. : a platform on runners that is weighted to maintain tension on rope while it is being laid
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. Britain : to ride in a sleigh
2. : to travel with a loaded sledge especially over snow or ice
< a small antarctic expedition … on which we would sledge and map the coastline — Finn Ronne >
transitive verb
: to transport on a sledge
< millstones had been cut and laboriously sledged down the rough mountainsides — E.E.Evans > |