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glissade

/gli-sahd, -seyd/US // glɪˈsɑd, -ˈseɪd //UK // (ɡlɪˈsɑːd, -ˈseɪd) //

滑翔伞,滑翔机,滑翔翼,滑行

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
    • : Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    glis·sad·ed, glis·sad·ing.

    • : to perform a glissade.

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Examples

  • In Switzerland he had studied the glissade, but when one carries a heavy load to balance on a precipitous slope is difficult.

  • To shorten the return journey I was tempted to glissade down what appeared to be a snow-filled ravine, which was very steep.

  • The remaining steep slopes were also descended by glissade, and we afterwards marched cheerily over the gentler inclines.

  • By means of ropes attached to these I proposed to scour the mountain along the line of the glissade.

  • The glissade lasted but a moment, nevertheless it recalled to his mind a picture which was indelibly stamped in his memory.