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

high wheel

/ˈhʌɪ wiːl/

adjective

Usually with hyphen. Of a vehicle: having tall or large wheels; specifically designating a bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one, popular from the early 1870s to the mid 1890s; an ordinary or penny farthing (now historical ).

noun

1A spinning-wheel on which the spindle is driven by a very large wheel, especially one worked by hand.

2A bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one; a penny farthing.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Public Advertiser. From high + wheel.

单词	high wheel
释义	high wheel /ˈhʌɪ wiːl/ adjective Usually with hyphen. Of a vehicle: having tall or large wheels; specifically designating a bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one, popular from the early 1870s to the mid 1890s; an ordinary or penny farthing (now historical ). noun 1A spinning-wheel on which the spindle is driven by a very large wheel, especially one worked by hand. 2A bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one; a penny farthing. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Public Advertiser. From high + wheel.
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