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
  Synonym:sedan

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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Sedan chair was an important means of man-carrying transportation in ancient China.
  版主译：古时候，轿子是中国重要的载人交通工具。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。