| 单词 | granny gear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgranny gear granny gear n. colloquial the lowest gear on a vehicle or (now esp.) a bicycle. ΚΠ 1959 Better Roads May (verso front cover) (advt.) Now put her in old ‘granny gear.’—And go! Take her right up through all five forward gears. 1975 Washington Post 23 Feb. 52 A ‘granny gear’ is a sexist reference to a super-low gearing arrangement that allows even the weakest of cyclists to pedal up a pretty steep hill. 2006 Toro (Canada) Summer 110/3 A third inside chain ring (a.k.a. the granny gear)..means you can stay in the saddle all the way to the top of gruelling steeps. < as lemmas |
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