skating

noun
🔊/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. (also ice skating)
    the sport or activity of moving on ice on skates滑冰;溜冰
    • to go skating去滑冰
    • We used to go skating on the lake in cold winters.我们过去常常在寒冷的冬天到湖上去滑冰。
    • some of the skating world’s leading choreographers滑冰界几位顶尖的编舞者
    see also figure skating, speed skatingTopics Sports: other sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ice
    • roller
    • in-line
    verb + skating
    • go
    skating + noun
    • championships
    • competition
    • event
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  2. (also roller skating)
    the activity of moving over the ground wearing roller skates (= a type of boot with two pairs of small wheels attached to the bottom)滑冰;溜冰
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ice
    • roller
    • in-line
    verb + skating
    • go
    skating + noun
    • championships
    • competition
    • event
    See full entry
Idioms
be skating/walking on thin ice
  1. to be taking a risk履薄冰;冒风险