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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mike: Will the bridegroom's family send a bridal sedan chair for you?
  麦克：新郎家要派花轿去迎娶你吗？
• 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。
• As a result, the body moves along like a sedan chair parallel to the sky.
  因此，该机构作用像轿车像在天空滑行。
• A dog sitting in a sedan chair/ unable to appreciate a favor
  狗坐轿子，不识抬举
• Retail is not our Sedan Chair of it?
  我们这些散户不就是抬轿的吗？
• Investors who think a piece of news will boost prices claim to be lifting the sedan chair.
  认为一则消息将推高股价的投资者被认为是在抬轿子。
• Before the sedan chair a red mat is placed so that the bride will not touch the bare earth.
  轿前会放上一个红色的垫子，不让新娘接触到土地。