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

单词	gear
释义	gear —gear /ɡɪə^r/ aep /ɡɪr/ Ⅰ noun (CLOTHES/EQUIPMENT) 1 B2 [U] the equipment, clothes, etc. that you use to do a particular activity: » fishing/camping gear» Police in riot gear (= protective clothing) arrived to control the protesters.→ _{SEE ALSO} HEADGEAR(Cf. ↑headgear)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Things needed for a taskThesaurus⁺: ↑Sportswear and swimwear 2 B2 _INFORMAL clothes: » She wears all the latest gear.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Clothing - general words • • • Extra Examples:» Police in riot gear were called in to quell the unrest.» Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my office clothes on - I stuck out like a sore thumb.» We got ourselves togged up in walking gear for the hike.» A shop selling bondage gear has opened on the high street.» Police in riot gear lined up at the end of the street. Ⅱ noun (DRUGS) ► F0 [U] _{UK SLANG} drugs: » The traffickers knew that there would always be someone willing to move the gear. Ⅲ noun (ENGINE PART) 1 B2 [C or U] a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine: » Does your car have four or five gears?» I couldn't find reverse gear.» The car should be in gear (= with its gears in position, allowing the vehicle to move).» When you start a car you need to be in first (_{US ALSO} low) gear.» _FIGURATIVE After a slow start, the leadership campaign suddenly shifted into top gear (= started to advance very quickly).Thesaurus⁺: ↑The engine and engine parts , ↑Engines and motors change gear _UK (_{US ALSO} shift gear) 2 F0 to change the position of the gears to make a vehicle go faster or more slowly Thesaurus⁺: ↑Driving and operating road vehicles • • • Extra Examples:» Push the clutch in, put the car into gear, rev the engine and then gently let the clutch out.» To go backwards, you must put the car into reverse gear.» The car's gears aren't meshing properly.» In cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting gears.» It's no good - these gears are shot.
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