ski
ski — 名詞
1. a long thin board, typically one of a matching set, that bends upward at the tip
滑雪板
一對長條板狀，固定於靴上在雪地滑行的工具
a long thin board, typically one of a matching set, that bends upward at the tip and attaches to a boot, letting the user glide across snow
Ayesha leaned forward and pushed herself along on her new skis.
Ayesha 身體前傾，用她的新滑雪板向前滑行。
The old wooden skis in the garage belonged to Ilan's grandfather.
車庫裡那副舊木製滑雪板是 Ilan 祖父的。
collocation: wooden skis / old skis
Henry waxed the bottom of his skis before the race began.
Henry 在比賽開始前替他的滑雪板底部打蠟。
You need to keep your skis parallel when turning down the slope.
轉彎時，你需要讓兩支滑雪板保持平行。
That rental shop has skis for both children and advanced skiers.
那間租借店有提供給兒童和進階滑雪者的滑雪板。
文法句型
a pair of skis; skis + verb
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural (skis) because the equipment comes as a pair. The singular ski is used when referring to one board of the pair: "He broke a ski on the rocks."
常見錯誤
ski — 動詞
1. to move across snow wearing skis on your feet, done for fun or in competitive ev
滑雪
腳踩滑雪板在雪上移動，常作為運動或娛樂
to move across snow wearing skis on your feet, done for fun or in competitive events
Pim learned to ski when he was just three years old.
Pim 三歲就學會滑雪了。
pattern: learn to ski
The Watanabe family drives to Nagano every winter to ski.
渡邊家每年冬天都會開車到長野滑雪。
Nikos skied down the steep slope without stopping once.
Nikos 一口氣從陡峭的坡上滑下來，完全沒停。
Salma prefers to ski on well-groomed trails rather than deep powder.
Salma 比較喜歡在整理良好的滑雪道滑，而不是在鬆軟的深雪上。
Ignacio has not skied since he hurt his knee last season.
Ignacio 從上個賽季傷到膝蓋後就沒有再滑雪了。
文法句型
ski + adverb/preposition; go skiing
用法筆記
The gerund form skiing is also very common as a noun after go: "We go skiing every January." For the activity name, use skiing (e.g., "Skiing is expensive"). When referring to the action in a particular instance, the verb to ski is used.