snowboard
snowboard — verb
1. to ride on snow for fun or sport with your feet fixed to a wide board, moving do
to ride on snow for fun or sport with your feet fixed to a wide board, moving downhill by shifting your weight
Asher learned to snowboard during a family trip to Japan last winter.
learned to [sport] — acquiring a skill
Every January, the Sanchez family goes snowboarding in the Alps.
goes [gerund] — activity pattern
Nala fell many times while learning to snowboard on the beginner slopes.
At forty-two, Darius learned to snowboard at the Silver Star resort.
- ski
similar snow sport but uses two long narrow skis instead of a single wide board; rider faces forward
文法句型
snowboard (no direct object)
go snowboarding
用法筆記
This verb is intransitive — it never takes a direct object. You snowboard on a slope or go snowboarding, but you cannot *snowboard a mountain. The gerund form snowboarding is very common after go, enjoy, and try.
常見錯誤
snowboard — noun
1. a piece of sports equipment consisting of a single flat board, wider than a ski,
a piece of sports equipment consisting of a single flat board, wider than a ski, with both ends curving upward, used for sliding down snowy slopes while standing
Owen bought a new snowboard at the shop before the season started.
a new snowboard — countable noun with adjective
Sirin waxes her snowboard every week to keep it sliding fast.
possessive: her snowboard
The rental shop has snowboards of different sizes for visitors.
Mauricio stood his snowboard against the wall of the cabin.
文法句型
a snowboard
snowboards (plural)
用法筆記
Countable noun — each rider uses one snowboard (not two). To refer to more than one, use the regular plural snowboards. Often described by size, skill level, or type: a beginner snowboard, a wide snowboard, an all-mountain snowboard.