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单词 motorbike
释义

motorbiken.

Brit. /ˈməʊtəbʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌbaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., bike n.2
Etymology: < motor n. + bike n.2 Compare earlier motor bicycle n., motorcycle n.
= motorcycle n. 1.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun]
bus1881
motor bicycle1894
motorcycle1894
autocycle1895
motorbike1895
bike1903
mo-bike1925
noddy1964
scoot1968
chop1970
chopper1985
1895 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 22 Aug. Brown's motor bike was in running order last evening and created the usual stir and excitement.
1903 Work 18 Apr. 176/3 (advt.) Motor Bike, 1½-h-p.
1911 W. Elmhirst Freshman's Diary (1969) 20 He went over to Malvern yesterday on his motor bike.
1927 H. G. Wells Short Stories 627 I remember my wild rush on my motor-bike to London.
1943 Sci. & Mech. Spring 4/1 Here is a snapshot of a motorbike that I made to ride to and from work.
1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 224 Along the village street the sunset strikes On young men tuning up their motor-bikes.
2002 C. Lamb Sewing Circles Herat ii. 57 There was a roar of engines and several turbaned men on motorbikes shot into the orchard.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.
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1908 Motorcycle Illustr. May 22/1 His letter is full of good ‘horse sense’ (or ‘motorbike’ sense, to be more exact) all the way through.
1946 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xvi. 185 Snow and mud from roaring streamlined cars and motor-bike traffic spattered the still motionless queue.
1951 N.Z. Truth 22 Mar. 4 New Zealand was plagued with the noisy, untidy nuisance of milkbar cowboys—motorbike gangs often bent on trouble.
1972 M. Gee In my Father's Den 27 That motor-bike gang.
1988 L. Blair Ring of Fire (BNC) 51 Tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident.
2000 Eng. Nature Mag. Jan. 5/2 16% of the 527 hectare SSSI has been damaged by motor bike scrambling.
C2.
motorbike grind n. U.S. slang (rare) a motorcycle race.
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1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang § 726/2 Motorcycle race, broadsider, motor-bike grind.
1948 Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland) 17 Mar. 12/4 (header) Florida motor bike grind won by Californian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

motorbikev.

Brit. /ˈməʊtəbʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌbaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: motorbike n.
Etymology: < motorbike n. Compare earlier motorbiking n.
intransitive. To ride on a motorcycle.
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society > travel > transport > motorcycling > [verb (intransitive)]
motorcycle1902
motorbike1944
motor-bicycle1960
1944 F. Clune Red Heart 33 He motor-biked to Alice Springs.
1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 24 Nov. b16 The story of this Hajj was of a young Moroccan who motorbiked from Casablanca, a journey of nearly 4,000 miles.
1998 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 12 Feb. 3 It is still a bit unusual for a girl to be motorbiking and it would be nice to see a lot more of them doing it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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