| 单词 |
sitzmark |
| 释义 |
sitzmark Skiing.|ˈsɪtsmɑːk|
[App. f. G. sitz-en to sit + mark n.1]
The impression in the snow made by a skier falling backwards on his posterior; an act of so falling. Hence ˈsitzmark v. intr., to fall in this manner.
1935Punch 13 Feb. 176/2 One seems to see as in an inspired flash..the insidious vileness of a sitzmark. [Note] Deliberately sitting down in the snow when no other method of stopping seems possible. Very degrading. 1935Sierra Club Bull. Feb. 7 One should be ashamed to make a long descent by ‘sitzmarking’ at every turn. 1947F. S. Smythe Again Switzerland ii. 22 While to fall backwards and sitzmark is the hallmark of the craven. 1964Harper's Bazaar Nov. 140/2 The wintersporter who prefers..a bar stool to sitting repeatedly in a sitzmark. 1973P. A. Whitney Snowfire xvi. 306, I sat down and let my skis go out from under me, sliding a little way on the seat of my pants, leaving sitzmarks behind me. 1977Globe & Mail (Toronto) 16 Nov. 37/6 My rump has had much practice from last winter's skiing—sitzmarks were almost second nature to it. |
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