Ice-skating is sliding on ice in ice skates — the same action as to ice-skate, often named as a hobby or sport. You can ice-skate for fun, or you can watch people jump and spin in competitions (figure skating is one kind).

ice-skatingice-skating（溜冰） is sliding on ice in ice skates是穿著冰鞋在冰上滑動——the same action as to ice-skate跟動詞 to ice-skate 是同一個動作，often named as a hobby or sport常常被當成一種嗜好或運動來稱呼。you can ice-skate for fun你可以為了好玩去溜冰，or you can watch people jump and spin in competitions或是看別人在比賽裡跳躍、旋轉（figure skating is one kind花式滑冰就是其中一種）。

The word looks like a verb ending in -ing, and it can work that way (“She is ice-skating”). Very often it is the name of the thing itself: “Ice-skating is popular in winter.” Same pattern as swimming or dancing.

the word looks like a verb ending in -ing這個字看起來像是動詞加 -ing，and it can work that way ("She is ice-skating")它確實可以這樣用（「She is ice-skating」）。very often it is the name of the thing itself但更常見的是，它就是那件事本身的名稱："Ice-skating is popular in winter."「Ice-skating is popular in winter（溜冰在冬天很受歡迎）」。same pattern as swimming or dancing跟 swimming 或 dancing 的模式一樣。

It is an everyday word. On signs and in adverts you will also see ice skating written as two words.

it is an everyday word這是一個日常用字。on signs and in adverts在招牌和廣告上，you will also see ice skating written as two words你也會看到 ice skating 被拆成兩個字寫。

Though actually, ice-skating and ice-skate are a pair: ice-skate is what you do in one moment; ice-skating is the doing, as a pastime or sport.

though actually不過其實，ice-skating and ice-skate are a pairice-skating 和 ice-skate 是一對：ice-skate is what you do in one momentice-skate 是你在某一刻做的動作；ice-skating is the doing, as a pastime or sportice-skating 是這件事作為一種消遣或運動的整體說法。