sledding

/'slediɳ/ Cách viết khác : (sleighing) /'slediɳ/

Thân thiện

The children are sledding down the snowy hill.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or sport of traveling on snow or ice using a sled: This refers to the recreational activity or the action of riding a sled.
   • Progress or advancement toward a goal; the ease or difficulty of a task: This figurative meaning describes how smoothly or difficultly something is proceeding.

Usage

• Literal (Sport/Activity): Use "sledding" to describe the activity itself or the conditions for it.
  • The children enjoyed an afternoon of sledding on the hill.
  • The fresh powder made for perfect sledding conditions.
• Figurative (Progress): Use "sledding" to metaphorically describe how easy or hard it is to make progress in an endeavor.
  • Once we secured funding, the project was smooth sledding.
  • Without public support, the new policy will face tough sledding in the legislature.

Advanced Usage

• "Smooth sledding": A situation or task that is easy and progresses without problems.
  • After the initial hurdles, the rest of the negotiations were smooth sledding.
• "Tough/Rough sledding": A situation or task that is difficult and faces many obstacles.
  • The startup faced tough sledding in its first year of operation.

Variants and Related Words

• Sled (n/v): The vehicle used for sliding over snow or ice; the act of riding on such a vehicle.
  • We built a wooden sled. (noun)
  • They love to sled down the mountain. (verb)
• Sleigh (n): A larger, often horse-drawn sled.
• Sledder (n): A person who rides a sled.

Synonyms

• Progress: Forward or onward movement.
• Going: The condition of the ground or surface for travel; the state of progress.
• Tobogganing: The activity of sliding downhill on a toboggan (a type of sled).

Related Phrases

• Hard sledding: (Idiomatic) A very difficult or challenging situation.
  • Getting the bill through committee was hard sledding.
• Easy sledding: (Idiomatic) A very easy or effortless situation.
  • With their experience, the audit was easy sledding.

Học thuật

Noun

1. advancing toward a goal
   • persuading him was easy going
   • the proposal faces tough sledding
2. the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh

Từ đồng nghĩa

• going