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toboggan

/təˈbɒɡ.ən/ /təˈbɑːɡ.ən/

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noun

雪橇，平底雪橇.

A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

Examples :

"The children used the toboggan to slide down the snowy hill. "

孩子们用那雪橇从雪山上滑了下来。

sport vehicle entertainment

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noun

雪橇，货运雪橇

A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.

Examples :

"The team used their toboggan to transport supplies to the remote mountain cabin. "

队员们用他们的货运雪橇把补给运到了偏远的山间小屋。

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noun

一泻千里，每况愈下

Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.

Examples :

"The project's problems became a toboggan; once the team started making mistakes, there was no stopping the project from falling further behind schedule. "

这个项目的问题就像一个雪橇，一旦团队开始犯错，整个项目就一泻千里，越来越落后于计划。

tendency situation outcome event

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noun

绒线帽，针织帽

(especially South Carolina, West Virginia) A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

Examples :

""My grandmother knitted me a warm toboggan to wear to school in the winter." "

我奶奶给我织了一顶暖和的绒线帽，冬天上学的时候戴。

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verb

玩滑板，滑雪橇。

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

Examples :

"The children tobogganed down the snowy hill. "

孩子们在雪山上玩滑板滑了下来。

sport action entertainment

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verb

一滑到底，飞速下滑

To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

Examples :

"The children tobogganed down the snowy hill, picking up speed until they reached the bottom. "

孩子们在雪山上飞速下滑，一滑到底，速度越来越快，直到山脚下。