| 单词 | low gear |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslow gear low gear n. a gear in which the ratio between the speed of rotation of the driving mechanism of a vehicle and that of the driven wheels is small, such that an engine, cyclist, etc., has to produce more revolutions for the same distance travelled and the overall speed of the vehicle is low; also figurative and in figurative contexts; cf. high gear n. at high adj. and n.2 Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > gear > specific gear bottom gear?1865 high gear1889 low gear1895 fourth1900 second gear1902 first gear1907 second1907 first1909 second speed1912 high1914 low1914 1895 U.S. Patent 536,325 2/1 The connection of the motor to the driven axle..remains at low gear after the release of the wheels by the brakes long enough to enable the car to be started through the low-gear connection. 1938 J. Thurber Let. 23 Feb. (2002) 279 It was a breathtaking mile and a half that we rode, mostly in low gear, bumping like a broncho. 1997 Radio Times 7 June (Midlands ed.) 53/1 Director Ronald Neame is content to cruise in low gear, thus wasting the villainous potential of Herbert Lom. 2005 Time 2 May 60/2 Bombarded with new information, our brains shift into low gear, just when we need to move fast. 2006 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 79/1 For high torque, equivalent to low gear, the drive cones widen and the belt slides down, while the driven cones tighten and the belt slides up. < as lemmas |
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