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bonspiel noun[ C ] uk /ˈbɒn.spiːl/ us /ˈbɑːn.spiːl/ a competition in the sport of curling(= a game played on ice in which special flat, round stones are slid towards a mark): 掷冰壶比赛 The bonspiel was called off because the lake's covering of ice was melting fast.由于覆盖在湖面上的冰正在快速融化,所以取消了冰壶比赛。 The big-league bonspiels were in Winnipeg and Minneapolis.大联盟的冰壶比赛在温尼伯和明尼阿波利斯两地举行。 I organized bonspiels for the school kids to be played on outdoor sheets of ice with jam pails full of frozen sand for rocks. In my short curling career, I've competed in several bonspiels (tournaments) and become a certified instructor. We were always having bonspiels and everybody won something. Although I had never met him I knew he had played in several bonspiels in the club. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Winter sports airboard airboarder airboarding Alpine skiing après-ski biathlon face off figure skater figure skating forecheck freestyler ice rink skating rink skiboarding skier skiing slalom slap shot sledge sleigh |