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

• A dog sitting in a sedan chair/ unable to appreciate a favor
  狗坐轿子，不识抬举
• 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。
• Having said, pulling a crown into the sedan chair in show.
  说罢，一把拉住冠秀塞进花轿里。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• There were sedan chair carried by two men, four men and eight men respectively for officers of various ranks.
  根据官员级别，分别管理人二人抬、四人抬或八人抬的轿子。
• 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。
• Once I dreamt of an egg. I have to bring the egg in a sedan chair to a place safely and soundly.
  我的任务是坐着旧式的轿子，护送一个蛋去一个地方。