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luge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Transport, Sport
luge /luːʒ/ noun [countable]  TTDSa vehicle with blades instead of wheels on which you slide down a track made of ice as a sport 仰卧滑行式雪橇 bobsleigh
Origin luge (1800-1900) Swiss French Medieval Latin sludia
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luge
luge /luːʒ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Swiss French
 Origin: Medieval Latin sludia
a vehicle with blades instead of wheels on which you slide down a track made of ice as a sport ⇨ bobsleigh


lugeBrE /luːʒ/ 🔊NAmE /luːʒ/ 🔊BrE /luːdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /luːdʒ/ 🔊 noun [countable] a type of sledge (= a vehicle for sliding over ice) for racing, used by one or two people lying on their back with their feet pointing forwards 无舵雪橇,单雪橇(比赛用的单人或双人仰卧雪橇)
the luge [singular] the event or sport of racing down a track of ice on a luge 无舵雪橇运动;单雪橇运动