英语词汇“freewheel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	freewheel
释义	Trends of freewheel View usage for: freewheel (friːhwiːl) also free-wheel Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense freewheels, present participle freewheeling, past tense, past participle freewheeled verb If you freewheel, you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the pedals, or in a vehicle without using the engine. He freewheeled back down the course. [VERB adverb/preposition] [Also VERB] Synonyms: coast, drift, glide, relax your efforts More Synonyms of freewheel freewheel in British English (ˌfriːˈwiːl) noun 1. a ratchet device in the rear hub of a bicycle wheel that permits the wheel to rotate freely while the pedals are stationary 2. a device in the transmission of some vehicles that automatically disengages the drive shaft when it rotates more rapidly than the engine shaft, so that the drive shaft can turn freely verb 3. (intransitive) to coast in a vehicle or on a bicycle using the freewheel freewheel in American English (ˈfriˌhwil; ˈfriˌwil) noun 1. in a bicycle, a device in the rear hub that permits the rear wheel to go on turning when the pedals are stopped 2. in some automobiles, helicopters, etc. a device that permits the speed of the drive shaft or rotor to exceed that of the engine shaft, thus producing greater speeds with no increase in power Image of freewheel © topimages, shutterstock Examples of 'freewheel' in a sentence freewheel In h scale fact, he felt lucky to have scaled them in the first place, hence his freewheeling attitude to life. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is important to make what petrol you do have go further by freewheeling in all downhill situations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He has a freewheeling style, with no script or notes. Times, Sunday Times (2015) How can anybody take this sort of libertarian, freewheeling attitude seriously? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Out of character as this freewheeling approach to life may be, you'll soon realise how wise it is. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Consequently this is a largely sensory experience, gliding through subterranean nightclubs like a kind of freewheeling, visual jazz. Times, Sunday Times (2006) (verb) in the sense of coast Definition to travel downhill on a bicycle without pedalling He freewheeled back down the hill. Synonyms coast I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope. drift We proceeded to drift along the river. glide The royal ships glided past fjords and dramatic waterfalls. relax your efforts rest on your oars float barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks Additional synonyms in the sense of drift Definition to be carried along by currents of air or water We proceeded to drift along the river. Synonyms float, go (aimlessly), bob, coast, slip, sail, slide, glide, meander, waft, be carried along, move gently in the sense of float Definition to move lightly or freely across a surface or through air or water barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks Synonyms glide, sail, drift, move gently, bob, coast, slide, be carried, slip along in the sense of glide The royal ships glided past fjords and dramatic waterfalls. Synonyms sail, run, coast, skim Nearby words of freewheel freely freethinker freeway freewheel freeze freeze someone out freezing Synonyms of 'freewheel' freewheel Explore 'freewheel' in the dictionary
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