A shift from one gear to another in a car or other vehicle. Cf. gear-change n. at gear, n. compounds 2, racing change n. at racing, n.2 compounds 2, c…
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释义 | society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > operating clutch or gears (12) change1895 A shift from one gear to another in a car or other vehicle. Cf. gear-change n. at gear, n. compounds 2, racing change n. at racing, n.2 compounds 2, c… downchange1907 A change to a lower gear on a motor vehicle. gear-changing1909 change-down1910 a shift from a higher to a lower gear in a car or other vehicle. gear-change1912 (a) the action of changing gear; (b) = gear-lever n. change up1913 A change from a lower to a higher gear in a car or other vehicle. Cf. change, n. 11. shift1915 A change of gear in a motor vehicle. North American. declutching1925 slipping1925 The action of the verb in transitive senses. Also figurative. upshift1951 A movement upwards (esp. in various devices); spec. a change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle. double-clutching1954 upshifting1956 |
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