ski
I.ski1 /skiː/ BrE AmE noun (plural skis) [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Norwegian; Origin: Old Norse skith 'stick of wood, ski']
1. one of a pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving on snow or on water:
ski slopes
a ski resort (=where people can go skiing)
2. a long thin narrow piece of strong material, fastened under a small vehicle so that it can travel on snow
II.ski2 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle skied, present participle skiing, third person singular skis) [intransitive]
to move on skis for sport or in order to travel on snow or water ⇨ skiing:
I’m learning to ski.
We skied down to the village of Argentière.
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ski
A ski is one of a pair of long, narrow planks used to glide over snow or water.| ◎ | [ski:] | | ※ | danh từ, số nhiều ski, skis | | | ■ | Xki, ván trượt tuyết | | ※ | nội động từ ski'd | | | ■ | trượt tuyết; đi xki |
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