gear
[giə]
n.传动装置, 齿轮, 排挡, 工具, 装备
v.调整,使适应于, 以齿轮连起
例句与用法:
The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.
随着选举临近,党组织的活动也如火如荼。
Most cars have four forward gears.
大多数汽车有四个前进挡。
Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities.
教育应适应儿童的需要和能力。
The plumber stowed all his gear in a canvas bag.
管子工把他所有的工具都装进一只帆布袋里。
词形变化:
动词过去式: geared | 动词过去分词: geared | 动词现在分词: gearing | 动词第三人称单数: gears |
详细释义:
n.
1. 齿轮; 传动装置; (汽车)排档[C][U]
This car has three gears.
这辆车有三档。
2. 工具; 设备, 装置; 家用器具[U]
That store sells sports gear.
那家商店卖体育器具。
3. (尤指特种用途的)衣服[U]
4. 帆具; 马具[U]
5. (飞机的)起落架, 着陆装置[U]
vt.
1. 用齿轮使联动; (在……)搭上齿轮, 使啮合
2. 使适应, 使适合[H][(+to/for)]
Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities.
教育应该适合孩子的需要与能力。
3. 使准备好
4. 给……套上轭具[(+up)]
5. 开动(机器)
vi.
1. 搭上齿轮, 啮合[(+into)]
The cogs gear smoothly.
齿轮啮合得很好。
2. 开始工作
3. 准备好; 安排好[(+up)]
They geared up for the new season's production.
他们为新的一个季度的生产作好准备。
4. 适应; (与……)协调地工作[(+with)]
a.
好极了! 棒!
短语词组:
in gear
1. 处于正常状态; 处于就绪状态
Everything is in gear for the visit.
为这次访问所做的准备工作一切就绪。
out of gear
1. 失常
My whole morning's work has been put out of gear by that mishap.
我一个上午的工作全让这倒霉的事给弄得乱了套。
gear to
1. 使与……适应
Production should be geared to demand.
生产应与需求相适应。
change/shift gear
1. 改变方法
The speaker suddenly changed gear.
演讲者突然改变了调子。