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单词 Chutes and Ladders
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Chutes and Ladders1

plural noun
trademark in US
  • treated as singular A board game in which players move counters towards a goal at the top of the board, gaining an advantage by moving up pictures of ladders or a disadvantage by moving down pictures of slides.

    Chutes and Ladders can be beneficial for young children

Chutes and Ladders2

(also Chutes and Ladder, Chute and Ladders)
plural noun
US
  • A (children's) board game in which players compete to be the first to move their playing piece along an illustrated path to a goal at the top of the board, moving downwards if a ‘chute’ is encountered, or upwards if a ‘ladder’ is encountered. [A trademark in the United States.]

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From the plural of chute + and + the plural of ladder.

 
 

Chutes and Ladders1

plural noun
trademark in US
  • treated as singular A board game in which players move playing pieces toward a goal at the top of the board, gaining an advantage by moving up pictures of ladders or a disadvantage by moving down pictures of chutes.

    Chutes and Ladders can be beneficial for young children

Chutes and Ladders2

(also Chutes and Ladder, Chute and Ladders)
plural noun
US
  • A (children's) board game in which players compete to be the first to move their playing piece along an illustrated path to a goal at the top of the board, moving downwards if a ‘chute’ is encountered, or upwards if a ‘ladder’ is encountered. [A trademark in the United States.]

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From the plural of chute + and + the plural of ladder.

 
 
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