| 单词 | bicycle |
| 释义 | bicycle (once / 822 pages) nv A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle that's propelled by foot pedals and steered with handlebars. They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle once you learn. When you travel to places like Amsterdam and Beijing you'll see people of all ages using bicycles as their major form of transportation. The word bicycle is also a verb, as in "I think I'll bicycle over to the bakery and buy some muffins." The word bicycle was coined in the 19th century from a combination of the Greek bi, or "two," and kyklos, "wheel." WORD FAMILYbicycle: bicycled, bicycler, bicycles, bicycling, bicyclist+/bicycler: bicyclers/bicyclist: bicyclists/cycle: bicycle, cycled, cycles, cyclic, cyclical, cycling, cyclist, unicycle/cyclic: cyclically, cyclicity, noncyclic/cyclical: encyclical, noncyclical/cyclist: cyclists/encyclical: encyclicals/unicycle: unicycles, unicycling, unicyclist/unicyclist: unicyclists USAGE EXAMPLESThe party now looks set for a split with both groups approaching the Election Commission to claim the SP's poll symbol, the bicycle. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The San Ysidro plan also calls for new bicycle lanes and pedestrian improvements to encourage people to stop commuting by car. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Nick Furman, a local cyclist and runner, helped him with his bicycling and swimming in a crash course on the sport. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals Syn|Hypo|Hyper bike, cycle, wheel bicycle-built-for-two, tandem, tandem bicycle a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats all-terrain bike, mountain bike, off-roadera bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country ordinary, ordinary bicyclean early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel push-bikea bicycle that must be pedaled safety bicycle, safety bikebicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear velocipedeany of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people 2v ride a bicycle Syn|Hypo|Hyper bike, cycle, pedal, wheel unicycle ride a unicycle backpedalpedal backwards on a bicycle ride be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
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