| 单词 | tricycle |
| 释义 | tricycle (once / 14849 pages) n For many kids, their first vehicle is a tricycle, or a small three-wheeled bike. Though a child's riding toy is what the word tricycle brings to mind, there are also adult-sized three-wheeled tricycles. A tricycle is safer and more stable than a bicycle with its two wheels, and some older or disabled people enjoy riding them. The original meaning of tricycle, in 1828, was "three-wheeled carriage," from the Greek treis, "three," and kyklos, "circle or wheel." WORD FAMILYtricycle: tricycles USAGE EXAMPLESIn the parking lots between the green-accented apartment buildings, children zoom in every direction on all sorts of wheeled toys - scooters, strollers, tricycles. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) Donations can include tricycles, bicycles, scooters or even battery-powered motorized vehicles for small children, Hedrick said. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) In the parking lots between the green-accented apartment buildings, children zoom in every direction on all sorts of wheeled toys — scooters, strollers, tricycles. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) n a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals Syn|Hypo|Hyper trike, velocipede cycle rickshaw, pedicab a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people |
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