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单词 moped
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Definition of moped in English:

moped

noun ˈməʊpɛdˈmoʊˌpɛd
  • A light motor cycle, especially one with an engine capacity of not more than 50 cc.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The big difference between mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycles is power.
    • There has been a sixfold rise in the sale of motorbikes and mopeds in the past three years.
    • The extra cash will allow the purchase of six more mopeds, increasing the size of the scheme, which was opened in May last year, by 50 per cent.
    • As I headed left towards the town centre, a group of scooters and mopeds bounced past followed by an old lady on an even older bicycle.
    • On the streets, he zips around on a little yellow moped.
    • So would more widespread use of bicycles and mopeds to free-up road space?
    • The bus lane is designed to limit the amount of traffic in Ferndale Road and only allows buses, emergency vehicles, motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles.
    • Even vegetable shopkeepers who used cycles to go to market found the mopeds a better means to carry loads.
    • A man then got off the moped nearby leaving it with the engine running.
    • He has explored every nook and cranny of Paris - on foot, by bicycle, by moped.
    • I started working in Salisbury and my godmother gave me some money to buy a moped, to save on bus-fares.
    • Under the ‘Wheels to Work’ scheme, 50 young people seeking jobs - and who live some distance from a bus route - have already been given access to mopeds.
    • She got on her moped and road out towards Annie's house.
    • The age to drive such scooters is the same as for a moped, 16 years.
    • Temples, small villages and waterfalls dotted along the coast can be explored by car or moped.
    • Pc Bateson said he noticed the moped had its lights on and was displaying registration plates, but the trials bike was not.
    • Young people riding motorbikes and mopeds have been disturbing the peace of residents near the controversial skate park in Bocking End over the past few weeks.
    • Young motorists in West York who flout the law on mopeds, motorcycles and cars face losing their licences, police warned today.
    • The roads become busier, and more and more bicycles, mopeds and motorbikes use the pedestrian footpaths.
    • There is a growing market for motorcycles and mopeds throughout the country.
    • One test will cover the licence categories for motorcycles, cars, mopeds, tractors and work vehicles.
    • Scooters, mopeds or bicycles can be rented for a modest cost in most tourist locations.
    • Justices banned the boy from east York from driving all cars, motorcycles and mopeds and adjourned his case for a pre-sentence report.
    • The firm uses a fleet of bicycles, mopeds, vans and tow trucks to scour the streets for offenders.
    • She said the culprits are gangs of teenagers, aged between about 17 and 19, who are often seen meeting up on their mopeds.
    • The council has also set up a Moped Reward Scheme to stop youngsters riding their mopeds illegally on the estate.
    • We all see whole families with their babies and dogs weaving through traffic on small mopeds.
    • But you can rent a bike or moped to explore the enticing floral lanes - so long as you respect the island's speed limit - a sedate 20 mph.
    • Cars, motorcycles, mopeds and scooters were also checked for road-worthiness and officers will advise on essential repairs.
    • Hopefully this will make youngsters think twice about going on mopeds without helmets.
    • Areas of wasteground around the Braintree district are being used by people riding small motorcycles and mopeds, which may be unfit to drive.
    • Wardens on mopeds or working as ‘hot-spotters’ are expected to issue 15 fixed penalty notices a day.

Origin

1950s: from Swedish, from (trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler) 'pedal cycle with motor and pedals'.

  • This is made up of syllables from the Swedish phrase (trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler) ‘pedal cycle with motor and pedals’.

 
 

Definition of moped in US English:

moped

nounˈmoʊˌpɛdˈmōˌped
  • A low-power, lightweight motorized bicycle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She got on her moped and road out towards Annie's house.
    • Temples, small villages and waterfalls dotted along the coast can be explored by car or moped.
    • The extra cash will allow the purchase of six more mopeds, increasing the size of the scheme, which was opened in May last year, by 50 per cent.
    • Pc Bateson said he noticed the moped had its lights on and was displaying registration plates, but the trials bike was not.
    • The roads become busier, and more and more bicycles, mopeds and motorbikes use the pedestrian footpaths.
    • Wardens on mopeds or working as ‘hot-spotters’ are expected to issue 15 fixed penalty notices a day.
    • There is a growing market for motorcycles and mopeds throughout the country.
    • We all see whole families with their babies and dogs weaving through traffic on small mopeds.
    • She said the culprits are gangs of teenagers, aged between about 17 and 19, who are often seen meeting up on their mopeds.
    • Even vegetable shopkeepers who used cycles to go to market found the mopeds a better means to carry loads.
    • Young people riding motorbikes and mopeds have been disturbing the peace of residents near the controversial skate park in Bocking End over the past few weeks.
    • A man then got off the moped nearby leaving it with the engine running.
    • Justices banned the boy from east York from driving all cars, motorcycles and mopeds and adjourned his case for a pre-sentence report.
    • One test will cover the licence categories for motorcycles, cars, mopeds, tractors and work vehicles.
    • On the streets, he zips around on a little yellow moped.
    • Scooters, mopeds or bicycles can be rented for a modest cost in most tourist locations.
    • As I headed left towards the town centre, a group of scooters and mopeds bounced past followed by an old lady on an even older bicycle.
    • The big difference between mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycles is power.
    • There has been a sixfold rise in the sale of motorbikes and mopeds in the past three years.
    • He has explored every nook and cranny of Paris - on foot, by bicycle, by moped.
    • Areas of wasteground around the Braintree district are being used by people riding small motorcycles and mopeds, which may be unfit to drive.
    • The bus lane is designed to limit the amount of traffic in Ferndale Road and only allows buses, emergency vehicles, motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles.
    • But you can rent a bike or moped to explore the enticing floral lanes - so long as you respect the island's speed limit - a sedate 20 mph.
    • The age to drive such scooters is the same as for a moped, 16 years.
    • So would more widespread use of bicycles and mopeds to free-up road space?
    • Young motorists in West York who flout the law on mopeds, motorcycles and cars face losing their licences, police warned today.
    • Hopefully this will make youngsters think twice about going on mopeds without helmets.
    • I started working in Salisbury and my godmother gave me some money to buy a moped, to save on bus-fares.
    • The council has also set up a Moped Reward Scheme to stop youngsters riding their mopeds illegally on the estate.
    • Under the ‘Wheels to Work’ scheme, 50 young people seeking jobs - and who live some distance from a bus route - have already been given access to mopeds.
    • The firm uses a fleet of bicycles, mopeds, vans and tow trucks to scour the streets for offenders.
    • Cars, motorcycles, mopeds and scooters were also checked for road-worthiness and officers will advise on essential repairs.

Origin

1950s: from Swedish, from ( trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler) ‘pedal cycle with motor and pedals’.

 
 
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