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off-piste

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌoff-ˈpiste adjective  not on the usual ski slopes 不在滑雪坡道上的 off-piste skiing 道外滑雪off-piste adverb
Examples from the Corpus
off-pisteOnce you fall into the rhythm of off-piste powder it is intoxicating.Should we call this off-piste skiing?
Origin off-piste (1900-2000) French piste (ski) track, from Old Italian pista, from pistare to press down with the feet
ˌoff-ˈpiste adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus usual on slopes not the ski


off-piste
ˌoff-ˈpiste adjective
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: piste '(ski) track', from Old Italian pista, from pistare 'to press down with the feet'
not on the usual ski slopes:
    off-piste skiing
—off-piste adverb


off-pisteBrE /ˌɒf ˈpiːst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːf ˈpiːst/ 🔊, /ˌɑːf ˈpiːst/ 🔊 adjectiveaway from the tracks of firm snow that have been prepared for skiing on 在滑雪道外的;非滑雪场地的off-piste skiing道外滑雪 off-piste adverbWe enjoy skiing off-piste. 我们喜欢在滑道外滑雪。🔊🔊