axel
noun [ C ] sports specialized uk/ˈæk.səl/ us/ˈæk.səl/
阿克塞尔跳：花样滑冰的一种跳跃动作，运动员屈膝脸向前起跳，经一次或多次空中转体后脸向后落冰
a type of jump in figure skating (= the sport of moving on skates making patterns and jumps) in which the skater jumps with knees bent while facing forwards and lands facing backwards, with one or more turns in the air in between
She began her program with a double axel. 她的编排以一个两周阿克塞尔跳开始。
Nothing seemed to go right with my routine and I missed the axel. 我的日常训练似乎没有任何进展，阿克塞尔跳我也没跳好。
- More examples
- Tonya Harding was the first American woman to successfully land a triple axel in competition.
- The defending champion failed to cleanly land the vital combination jump or the double axel and now lies in third place.
- Even figure-skating fans have to admit the sport's terminology is indecipherable. Does anyone really know the difference between an axel, a lutz and a salchow?