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
- 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？ - 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。 - Gammon team takes part in the annual Sedan Chair Race.
金门队每年均参与慈善抬轿大赛。 - 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。 - Retail is not our Sedan Chair of it?
我们这些散户不就是抬轿的吗？ - 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）。 - 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。 - Bamboo Sedan Chair ( also called "Huagan" in Sichuan dialect) is a major vehicle made up of two bamboo poles and a chair used in ancient Huaying Mountain.
滑竿是由两根斑竹和一把凉椅捆制而成的古老华蓥山区的一种主要代步工具。 - There were sedan chair carried by two men, four men and eight men respectively for officers of various ranks.
根据官员级别，分别管理人二人抬、四人抬或八人抬的轿子。 - 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。