| 单词 | dragon boat racing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdragon boat racing 1. A traditional type of Chinese rowing boat used in racing at an annual festival (see note), typically approx. 40 feet (12.2 metres) in length, made of teak, and decorated at the prow and stern with figures of the head and tail of a dragon. Also: any similar boat with a 22-person crew used in racing for sport. Frequently attributive in dragon boat festival, dragon boat racing, etc.The dragon boat festival, believed to have been celebrated for over 2,000 years, takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar throughout China and in Chinese communities worldwide. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan (c340–278 b.c.), China's first known poet, who drowned himself when his home state of Chu was overthrown; the dragon boat races traditionally represent the search for his body. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > other types of rowing boat coblec950 row barge1466 bark1477 rowing barge1548 galley1570 caïque1625 catur1653 dory1726 skiff1793 dinghy1810 panga1811 dinghy1818 randan1838 dragon boat1846 guinea-boat1867 drive boat1879 pea pod1884 in-rigger1893 pointer1901 sandolo1928 1846 J. F. Davis Chinese I. viii. 293 Accidents frequently occur from the upsetting..of the ‘dragon-boats’, as they are called, from their great length. 1912 Jrnl. N.-China Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 79 They raced with dragon boats, and cast offerings of rice into the river in memory of the day when the fishermen sought for the body of Kok Nguong. 1942 M. Cable & F. French Gobi Desert 33 The special dish connected with the Dragon-boat Festival..is made of rice. 1979 Washington Post 29 Nov. a23/6 There is a gold ceremonial dragon boat dated 1670 and taken from the imperial palace in Peking, according to a plaque. 1999 Triathlete June 13/1 The seafront will be filled with spectators for the same-day Dragon Boat racing..rowing, cycling and other events. < as lemmas |
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