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单词 skateboard
释义

skateboard

[ skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, fiberglass, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance on the part of the rider than ordinary roller skates do: Skateboards were pretty “primitive” back in the sixties.

verb (used without object)

to ride a skateboard: She skateboarded during her lunch break nearly every day.

Origin of skateboard

First recorded in 1960–65; skate1 + board

OTHER WORDS FROM skateboard

skateboarder, nounskateboarding, noun

Words nearby skateboard

Skara Brae, skarn, Skase, skat, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skatemobile, skate over, skatepark, skater
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Example sentences from the Web for skateboard

  • When a skateboard enthusiast turned her painting skills to making boards from scratch, the result was a work of art.

    Lauren Andino, Skater Chick Turned Entrepreneur, Makes Old-school Boards From Scratch|Nina Strochlic|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • They rollerblade, skateboard, perform beatbox and hip-hop, and do parkour.

    If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Nicole Miller turned to pop art, skateboard culture, and street style for her inspiration.

    The Oscar de la Renta Effect|Robin Givhan|September 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • A memoir written in the present tense is like a fish on a skateboard.

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British Dictionary definitions for skateboard

skateboard
/ (ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd) /

noun

a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up

verb

(intr) to ride on a skateboard

Derived forms of skateboard

skateboarder, nounskateboarding, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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