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

• 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。
• 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。
• Gammon team takes part in the annual Sedan Chair Race.
  金门队每年均参与慈善抬轿大赛。
• Retail is not our Sedan Chair of it?
  我们这些散户不就是抬轿的吗？
• A dog sitting in a sedan chair/ unable to appreciate a favor
  狗坐轿子，不识抬举
• 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）。
• Having said, pulling a crown into the sedan chair in show.
  说罢，一把拉住冠秀塞进花轿里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。