wheel
[wi:l]
n.方向盘, 车轮, 旋转, 周期
vi.旋转, 转动, 改变方向
vt.用车运, 转动, 给 ... 装轮子
例句与用法:
The bolt sheared (off) and the wheel came off.
螺栓折了,轮子脱了出来。
The wheelbarrow has one wheel.
独轮手推车有一个轮子。
There are four wheels in a car.
一辆汽车有四只轮子。
The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.
风车的叶轮正在旋转。
词形变化:
动词过去式: wheeled | 动词过去分词: wheeled | 动词现在分词: wheeling | 动词第三人称单数: wheels |
详细释义:
n.
1. 轮子, 车轮[C]
2. (汽车的)方向盘; 船的(舵轮)[the S]
Let me take the wheel.
我来开车。
3. 转动, 旋转[C]
4. 【美】【俚】汽车[P]
5. 【美】【口】自行车[C]
6. 【美】【俚】掌大权的人物, 大亨[C]
Some of the big wheels in the city attended the party.
本市一些大人物出席了聚会。
vt.
1. 滚动, 转动; 使旋转
He wheeled his bike through the narrow lane.
他推着自行车穿过狭窄的巷子。
2. 用车运
3. 使变换方向
4. 给……装轮子
vi.
1. 突然转变方向; 转弯[(+around/round/about)]
He wheeled round and dashed for the door.
他一转身便向门口冲去。
2. (鸟)盘旋飞行
3. 旋转, 转动
4. 改变主意(或态度等)[(+about)]
短语词组:
wheels within wheels
1. 错综复杂的事情
His refusal to give you the job doesn't necessarily mean that you won't get it. There are wheels within wheels.
他不给你这工作并不一定意味着你得不到这工作。这里边有奥秘在。
at/behind the wheel
1. 在驾驶
After many hours at the wheel, I was ready to stop.
连着好几个小时开车之后, 我准备停一下。
oil the wheels
1. 使事情顺利进行
If you take his secretary out to lunch, that usually helps to oil the wheels.
要是你请他秘书吃饭, 事情通常就会顺利。