caber

英 [ˈkeɪbə(r)] 美 [ˈkeɪbər]

n.  (在苏格兰传统的投掷比赛运动中使用的)长而重的木杆,长木柱

复数:cabers

COCA.45477



牛津词典

noun

  1. (在苏格兰传统的投掷比赛运动中使用的)长而重的木杆,长木柱
    a long heavy wooden pole that is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport of tossing the caber

    柯林斯词典

    1. (苏格兰传统扔掷比赛的)长而重的木柱
      A caber is a long, heavy, wooden pole. It is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport called 'tossing the caber'.

      双语例句

      1. Tossing the caber is the throwing of an impressive, long thick pole in an attempt to get it to land as straight as possible.
        投棒是投一根又重又长又粗的杆,使它尽可能直立的着地。
      2. At the highland games he proved to be a champion at tossing the caber.
        在高地运动会中,他是掷木比赛的冠军。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)