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单词 sledge
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sledge

(sledʒ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense sledges, present participle sledging, past tense, past participle sledged
1. countable noun [oft by NOUN]
A sledge is an object used for travelling over snow. It consists of a framework which slides on two strips of wood or metal.
[British]
She travelled 14,000 miles by sledge across Siberia to Kamchatka.
Synonyms: bobsleigh, sled [US, Canadian], sleigh, toboggan More Synonyms of sledge
2. verb
If you sledge or go sledging, you ride on a sledge.
[British]
Our hill is marvellous for sledging and we always have snow in January. [VERB-ing]
[Also VERB preposition]
Synonyms: bobsleigh, sled [US], sleigh, toboggan More Synonyms of sledge

sledge in British English 1

(slɛdʒ) or especially US and Canadian sled (slɛd)
noun
1.  Also called: sleigh
a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods, esp over snow
2. 
a light wooden frame used, esp by children, for sliding over snow; toboggan
3.  New Zealand
a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground
verb
4. 
to convey, travel, or go by sledge
Word origin
C17: from Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to slide

sledge in British English 2

(slɛdʒ)
noun
short for sledgehammer

sledge in British English 3

(slɛdʒ)
verb
1. (transitive)
to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his or her concentration
noun
2. 
an insult aimed at another player during a game of cricket
Word origin
of uncertain origin; perhaps from sledgehammer

sledge in American English 1

(slɛdʒ)
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: sledged or ˈsledging
sledgehammer
Word origin
ME slegge < OE slecge < base of slean, to strike, slay

sledge in American English 2

(slɛdʒ)
noun
1. 
a sled or sleigh for carrying loads over ice, snow, etc.
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: sledged or ˈsledging
2. 
to go or take by sledge
Word origin
MDu sleedse, akin to sledde, sled

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Examples of 'sledge' in a sentence
sledge

Six firefighters used a rescue sledge to save the retired paediatrician.
The Sun (2008)
Which is outside on the sledge getting snowed on.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My deer vanished into the forest, pulling the empty sledge behind him.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In cricket, sledging is little less than a curse.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Ideal for speed lovers, six excited huskies pull you along trails in a wooden sledge.
The Sun (2015)
Not to mention our night-time dog sledge ride.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Without the protection of the ship, the sledge dogs might have torn the cat to pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
With the rise of sledging, the players embraced this hostility.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So let's just take the day off and go sledging.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
TWO schoolboys were questioned by police for sledging down a hill.
The Sun (2010)
A heavy wooden sledge would also help.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some people compared what happened to sledging in cricket, but those exchanges stay between the players on the pitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Britain also has an ice sledge hockey team, but they failed to qualify for Sochi.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Still, the 26-year-old did at least show he was still his usual self by sledging the schoolboy batsman facing him.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At last all was ready, the boxes lashed on to the sledge while the dogs waited to dash down the hill with me for the last time.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
This must look like a pretty tasty menu for an Australian player looking to sledge the England batsmen as they walk to the crease.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I respect the wooden sledge's history, but we want to appeal to the adrenaline junkie.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The dogs were just like Olympic athletes - well trained and really happy only if they were pulling the sledge at a reasonable clip through the trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It uses areas in northern Finland for its tours and promises individual family visits to Santa and no hidden charges for activities such as husky sledge rides.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
sledge

British English: sledge /slɛdʒ/ NOUN
A sledge is an object that you sit on in order to travel over snow.
We pulled the children across the snow on a sledge.
  • American English: sled
  • Arabic: مَزْلَق
  • Brazilian Portuguese: trenó
  • Chinese: 雪橇
  • Croatian: sanjke
  • Czech: sáně
  • Danish: slæde
  • Dutch: slee
  • European Spanish: trineo vehículo
  • Finnish: reki
  • French: traîneau
  • German: Schlitten
  • Greek: έλκηθρο
  • Italian: slitta
  • Japanese: そり
  • Korean: 썰매
  • Norwegian: slegge
  • Polish: sanie
  • European Portuguese: trenó
  • Romanian: sanie
  • Russian: сани
  • Latin American Spanish: trineo
  • Swedish: släde
  • Thai: เลื่อนหิมะขนาดใหญ่
  • Turkish: kızak
  • Ukrainian: санки
  • Vietnamese: xe trượt tuyết

Chinese translation of 'sledge'

sledge

(slɛdʒ) (Brit)

n (c)

  1. 雪橇 (xuěqiāo) (副, fù)
    美 = sled

vi

  1. to go sledging 乘雪橇 (chéng xuěqiāo)
    美 = go sledding
(noun) 
Definition
a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods over snow
She travelled 14,000 miles by sledge.
Synonyms
bobsleigh
sled (US, Canadian)
sleigh
toboggan
(verb) 
Definition
to travel by sledge
We spent the afternoon making snowmen and sledging down the hill.
Synonyms
bobsleigh
sled (US)
sleigh
toboggan

Nearby words of
sledge

  • slaying
  • sleaze
  • sleazy
  • sledge
  • sleek
  • sleep
  • sleep over

Synonyms of 'sledge'

sledge

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