sedan chair
英 [sɪˈdæn tʃeə(r)]
美 [sɪˈdæn tʃer]
n. 轿子
牛津词典
noun
- 轿子
a box containing a seat for one person, carried on poles by two people, used in the 17th and 18th centuries
柯林斯词典
- (17、18世纪使用的)轿子
Asedan chairis an enclosed chair for one person carried on two poles by two men, one in front and one behind. Sedan chairs were used in the 17th and 18th centuries.
英英释义
noun
- a closed litter for one passenger
双语例句
- Gammon team takes part in the annual Sedan Chair Race.
金门队每年均参与慈善抬轿大赛。 - Traveling in China is chiefly done by sedan chair, sometimes by donkey or pony.
在中国旅行主要是坐轿子，有时候骑驴或小马。 - Jushuo Daiyu Since then, abandoning the boat landing, Rongguo House will send a sedan chair and pull baggage of a waiting vehicle.
且说黛玉自那日弃舟登岸时，便有荣国府打发了轿子并拉行李的车辆久候了。 - Before the sedan chair a red mat is placed so that the bride will not touch the bare earth.
轿前会放上一个红色的垫子，不让新娘接触到土地。 - He was so exhausted from climbing the mountain that he rented a mountain sedan chair and had two men carry him so he could continue.
他实在爬不动山了，就租了一个篼子，坐着继续前进。 - For instance, the sedan chair is heavily curtained to prevent the bride from seeing an unlucky sight ( e. g. a widow, a well or even a cat).
例如，轿子四面都用帘子遮蔽，以避免新娘看到什么不祥的景象（柳树、井、甚至是猫）。 - As he spoke, Hsin-mei took a look back at miss sun's sedan chair, then turned around and laughed heartily.
辛楣说着，回头望望孙小姐的轿子，转过脸来，呵呵大笑。 - Mike: Will the bridegroom's family send a bridal sedan chair for you?
麦克：新郎家要派花轿去迎娶你吗？ - Retail is not our Sedan Chair of it?
我们这些散户不就是抬轿的吗？ - Sedan Chair If you do not, you are even occasionally the money gone.
如果你不抬轿，你连偶尔的脚力钱也没戏了。