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
- As a result, the body moves along like a sedan chair parallel to the sky.
因此，该机构作用像轿车像在天空滑行。 - 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。 - 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）。 - Then firecrackers will be set off to drive away evil spirits as the bride sits into the sedan chair.
新娘坐上轿子后，会燃放鞭炮驱赶邪灵。 - A dog sitting in a sedan chair/ unable to appreciate a favor
狗坐轿子，不识抬举 - Having said, pulling a crown into the sedan chair in show.
说罢，一把拉住冠秀塞进花轿里。 - Investors who think a piece of news will boost prices claim to be lifting the sedan chair.
认为一则消息将推高股价的投资者被认为是在抬轿子。 - People carrying the front of a sedan chair keep shouting for others to keep out of the way.
轿子前，喝道的人不停的叫喊着让行人回避。 - 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。 - The much-quoted comparison with a "sedan chair" is acceptable here by way of exception: a more comfortable ride would hardly have been conceivable, also at high speed.
用“轿子多次被引用的比较”在这里是可以接受的例外：一个更舒适的旅程，就很难想象了，也在高速增长。