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单词 passing gear
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passing gear
passing gear n. U.S. (in a vehicle) a high gear engaged when overtaking another vehicle; also figurative.
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1955 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 25/3 A two-stage passing gear on the transmission provides for sudden acceleration in emergencies.
1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 May e5 QR is a 6-second technique that..will abort automatically the inappropriate stress response, yet permit the body to slip into what Stroebel calls ‘passing gear’ for a real emergency.
2003 Forth Worth Star Telegram (Nexis) 13 Apr. (Sports section) 1 He compounded his problems with bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 while Maggert shifted into passing gear.
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