单词 | tyre |
释义 | Word Frequency tyre or US tire (ˈtaɪə) noun 1. a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube See also tubeless tyre, cross-ply, radial-ply 2. a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel 3. a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel verb 4. (transitive) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc) Word origin C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire3Word Frequency Tyre or Tyr (ˈtaɪə) noun a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop: 141 000 (2005 est) Arabic name: Sur |
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