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

gear

/ɡɪə

noun

1 (often gears) A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels): a racing bike with ten-speed gears...

The aim of nanotechnology is to manipulate molecules atom by atom, treating them like mechanical devices with gears, wheels, levers, hooks, pivots, locks and keys.
This process is, of course, generally used on the larger castings and was originally introduced for the production of gears, worm wheels and cored bars.
The spacing of the gears allows engine speeds to be reduced and the torque curve to be better exploited.

Synonyms

gearwheel, toothed wheel, cog, cogwheel

gear ratio, speed

1.1A particular setting of engaged gears: he was belting along in fifth gear...

It slides smoothly and effortlessly into lower gears but fifth gear is a bit notchy and I have a bit of a tussle to engage it.
Plant your foot, even in manual mode, at 130 mph, and it will change down two gears to fourth and scream off towards the 155 mph limiter.
Your ears start to hurt from the pressure in fifth and sixth gears; now I know why people wear helmets with these machines.

1.2Used in reference to the level of effort or intensity expended in an activity or undertaking: from this weekend, the campaign is expected to step up a gear now the champions moved up a gear the play moves down a gear whenever he walks off stage...

The food, the environs, the ambience are all in top gear for a grand welcome to "Mahabali Chakravarthy."
Local girls u13 basketball team were noticably in top gear at the Co. Kildare community games final played at Kilcullen on Wednesday, May 24.
With the scores at 10 -, and Town dominant, Odsal stepped up a gear to try and breach the Town defence.

2 [mass noun, usually with modifier] Equipment or apparatus that is used for a particular purpose: camping gear...

To make shopping easy, the company arranges its catalog according to clothing, accessories, gear, and gifts.
A few weeks after they'd gone missing, some of their personal dive gear washed up on a beach 75 miles from the dive site.
They caught five poachers, equipped with modern rappelling gear, in possession of six bags of bird nests.

Synonyms

equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, articles, appliances, impedimenta;

tools, utensils, implements, instruments, hardware, gadgets, gadgetry;

stuff, things;

kit, rig, tackle, outfit;

resources, amenities, supplies;

furniture, furnishings, fittings;

odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs;

trappings, appurtenances, accoutrements, regalia;

Military materiel, baggage

informal box of tricks

British informal clobber, gubbins, odds and sods

archaic equipage

2.1 informal Clothing, especially of a specified kind: designer gear...

He expanded his clothing line from basketball gear to lifestyle wear.
So the crumpled, unshaven look is strictly last season and those who are with it are found in designer gear and sports shoes.
As it was, he was also wearing his travelling gear, painfully bright clothing that stood out a mile against his dark skin.

Synonyms

clothes, clothing, garments, articles of clothing/dress, attire, garb;

dress, wear, wardrobe;

outfit, costume, turnout;

finery

informal togs, duds, garms, get-up, glad rags

British informal clobber, kit, rig-out

North American informal threads

formal apparel

literary raiment, habiliments, habit

archaic vestments

2.2 informal Personal possessions and clothes: I told her to come back to my place with all her gear...

The next day the girl returns and starts bringing in her clothes and other personal gear!
It excels in affordable, bright, trendy, big personality clothes and club gear.
It was a four-day trip, each man carrying his own rations, sleeping bag, clothing and personal gear.

Synonyms

belongings, possessions, effects, personal effects, property, baggage, chattels, movables, paraphernalia, appurtenances, impedimenta, miscellaneous articles, odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs, trappings, accessories

informal things, stuff, kit, junk, rubbish, dunnage, traps

British informal clobber, gubbins, odds and sods

2.3British informal Illegal drugs: Murray got him some gear...

Some of his worst moments include ‘running around the inner city after drug dealers looking for gear, dragging my five kids with me’.
The smackheads (heroin users) are using it then coming down on gear (heroin).
After that I thought I was cured and went back to using gear.

verb [with object]

Design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output: the vehicle’s geared too high for serious off-road use...

The transmission is geared for power, economy and smooth transition, and is designed to withstand tough working conditions.
This library implementation is geared for speed rather than memory efficiency and is single-threaded which makes it unsuitable for many uses.
Ride quality is reasonable; suspension is geared to off-roading rather than sheer comfort.

Phrases

change (or switch or shift) gear

in (or into) gear

out of gear

Phrasal verbs

gear down

gear someone/thing for

gear something for/to/towards

gear up

gear someone/thing up

Origin

Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi. Early senses expressed the general meaning 'equipment or apparatus', later 'mechanism': hence sense 1 of the noun (early 19th century).

单词	gear
释义	gear /ɡɪə / noun 1 (often gears) A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels): a racing bike with ten-speed gears... The aim of nanotechnology is to manipulate molecules atom by atom, treating them like mechanical devices with gears, wheels, levers, hooks, pivots, locks and keys. This process is, of course, generally used on the larger castings and was originally introduced for the production of gears, worm wheels and cored bars. The spacing of the gears allows engine speeds to be reduced and the torque curve to be better exploited. Synonyms gearwheel, toothed wheel, cog, cogwheel gear ratio, speed 1.1A particular setting of engaged gears: he was belting along in fifth gear... It slides smoothly and effortlessly into lower gears but fifth gear is a bit notchy and I have a bit of a tussle to engage it. Plant your foot, even in manual mode, at 130 mph, and it will change down two gears to fourth and scream off towards the 155 mph limiter. Your ears start to hurt from the pressure in fifth and sixth gears; now I know why people wear helmets with these machines. 1.2Used in reference to the level of effort or intensity expended in an activity or undertaking: from this weekend, the campaign is expected to step up a gear now the champions moved up a gear the play moves down a gear* whenever he walks off stage... The food, the environs, the ambience are all in top gear for a grand welcome to "Mahabali Chakravarthy." Local girls u13 basketball team were noticably in top gear at the Co. Kildare community games final played at Kilcullen on Wednesday, May 24. With the scores at 10 -, and Town dominant, Odsal stepped up a gear to try and breach the Town defence. 2 [mass noun, usually with modifier]* Equipment or apparatus that is used for a particular purpose: camping gear... To make shopping easy, the company arranges its catalog according to clothing, accessories, gear, and gifts. A few weeks after they'd gone missing, some of their personal dive gear washed up on a beach 75 miles from the dive site. They caught five poachers, equipped with modern rappelling gear, in possession of six bags of bird nests. Synonyms equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, articles, appliances, impedimenta; tools, utensils, implements, instruments, hardware, gadgets, gadgetry; stuff, things; kit, rig, tackle, outfit; resources, amenities, supplies; furniture, furnishings, fittings; odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs; trappings, appurtenances, accoutrements, regalia; Military materiel, baggage informal box of tricks British informal clobber, gubbins, odds and sods archaic equipage 2.1 informal Clothing, especially of a specified kind: designer gear... He expanded his clothing line from basketball gear to lifestyle wear. So the crumpled, unshaven look is strictly last season and those who are with it are found in designer gear and sports shoes. As it was, he was also wearing his travelling gear, painfully bright clothing that stood out a mile against his dark skin. Synonyms clothes, clothing, garments, articles of clothing/dress, attire, garb; dress, wear, wardrobe; outfit, costume, turnout; finery informal togs, duds, garms, get-up, glad rags British informal clobber, kit, rig-out North American informal threads formal apparel literary raiment, habiliments, habit archaic vestments 2.2 informal Personal possessions and clothes: I told her to come back to my place with all her gear... The next day the girl returns and starts bringing in her clothes and other personal gear! It excels in affordable, bright, trendy, big personality clothes and club gear. It was a four-day trip, each man carrying his own rations, sleeping bag, clothing and personal gear. Synonyms belongings, possessions, effects, personal effects, property, baggage, chattels, movables, paraphernalia, appurtenances, impedimenta, miscellaneous articles, odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs, trappings, accessories informal things, stuff, kit, junk, rubbish, dunnage, traps British informal clobber, gubbins, odds and sods 2.3British informal Illegal drugs: Murray got him some gear... Some of his worst moments include ‘running around the inner city after drug dealers looking for gear, dragging my five kids with me’. The smackheads (heroin users) are using it then coming down on gear (heroin). After that I thought I was cured and went back to using gear. verb [with object] Design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output: the vehicle’s geared too high for serious off-road use... The transmission is geared for power, economy and smooth transition, and is designed to withstand tough working conditions. This library implementation is geared for speed rather than memory efficiency and is single-threaded which makes it unsuitable for many uses. Ride quality is reasonable; suspension is geared to off-roading rather than sheer comfort. Phrases change (or switch or shift) gear in (or into) gear out of gear Phrasal verbs gear down gear someone/thing for gear something for/to/towards gear up gear someone/thing up Origin Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi. Early senses expressed the general meaning 'equipment or apparatus', later 'mechanism': hence sense 1 of the noun (early 19th century). Rhymes adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre
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