词汇 | gear |
释义 | gear noun uk/ɡɪər/ us/ɡɪr/ (ENGINE PART) B2 [ C or U ]挡,排挡;传动装置 a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine Does your car have five or six gears? 你的车是4挡的还是5挡的? I couldn't find reverse gear. 我找不着倒挡了。 The car should be in gear (= with its gears in position, allowing the vehicle to move). 车挡应该挂着。 When you start a car you need to be in first (US also low) gear. 汽车启动时应该挂第一挡。 figurative After a slow start, the leadership campaign suddenly shifted into top gear (= started to advance very quickly). 争夺领导权的竞选活动启动缓慢,但是后来却突然开足了马力紧锣密鼓地进行起来。
(CLOTHES/EQUIPMENT) B2 [ U ] UK(从事某活动的)装备,用具,衣服 the equipment, clothes, etc. that you use to do a particular activity fishing/camping gear 钓鱼/野营用具 Police in riot gear (= protective clothing) arrived to control the protesters. 身着防暴衣的警察赶来制服抗议者。 Synonyms: accoutrements apparatus (EQUIPMENT)equipmentgadgetrytackle (EQUIPMENT) Compare: appurtenance See also: headgear B2 informal(同 clothes) clothes She wears all the latest gear. 她穿的衣服都是最新潮的。 Synonyms: apparelattire clobber clothesdress garb threads togs wear (CLOTHES)
(DRUGS) [ U ] UK slang(同 drugs) drugs The traffickers knew that there would always be someone willing to move the gear. 非法贩卖者们知道总有人愿意转移毒品。 Idioms be in/go into high gearidiom informal变得非常活跃(或兴奋、高效) to be or become very active, exciting, or productive The movie really goes into high gear when Williams appears on screen. 当威廉姆斯出现在银幕上时,这部电影真的进入了高潮。 change/shift/switch gearidiom UK (US change/shift/switch gears) (开车时)换档 to change the position of the gears to make a vehicle go faster or more slowly step/move up a gearidiom UK informal (尤指体育运动中)大有转机,开始有很大起色 to start to do something better, especially in sports, in a way that is easy to see After a disappointing first half, United moved up a gear and took control of the game. 上半场联队表现令人失望,但此后却表现出色,掌控了比赛的主动权。 |
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