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单词 bike
释义

bike

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbīk How to pronounce bike (audio)
plural bikes
1
: bicycle
They watch a middle-aged man pedal by on his bike, the carrier filled to the brim with its own pile of collectables. Joanne Ramondt
2
: motorcycle
More than 100,000 motorcyclists are expected to descend on tiny Sturgis, S.D., this week for the annual Black Hills Motor Classic, the country's biggest bike rally. Newsweek
3
: motorbike
Yes, those are motorbikes racing around an ice track. No, that doesn't mean you should take your motorbike out on some ice and ride as fast as you can. These ice racers are serious. They modify their bikes to perform on the slippery surface provided by the great Michigan outdoors. Jessica Shepherd
4
: stationary bicycle
It's four in the morning and DeBartolo is already whirring away on the exercise bike. He'll ride and read for 90 minutes without stopping, then hit the rowing machine, then the stair-climber. Rick Reilly

bike

2 of 3

verb

biked; biking

intransitive verb

: to ride a bike

bike

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural bikes
1
chiefly Scotland : a nest of wild bees, wasps, or hornets
2
chiefly Scotland : a crowd or swarm of people

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • bicycle
  • cycle
  • push-bike [British]
  • push bicycle
  • two-wheeler
  • velocipede [archaic]

Noun (2)

  • army
  • cram
  • crowd
  • crush
  • drove
  • flock
  • herd
  • horde
  • host
  • legion
  • mass
  • mob
  • multitude
  • press
  • rout
  • scrum
  • swarm
  • throng
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Example Sentences

Verb We biked to the park. He bikes in the mountains.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

by shortening & alteration

Noun (2)

Middle English

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1885, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bike 1 of 2

noun

ˈbīk How to pronounce bike (audio)
1
: bicycle entry 1
2
: motorcycle

bike

2 of 2

verb

biked; biking
: bicycle entry 2

bike 1 of 2

noun (1)

as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bicycle
  • push-bike
  • velocipede
  • two-wheeler
  • cycle
  • push bicycle
  • mountain bike
  • tandem bicycle
  • ten-speed

bike

2 of 2

noun (2)

chiefly Scottish
as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • throng
  • swarm
  • crowd
  • horde
  • flock
  • army
  • mob
  • multitude
  • drove
  • press
  • crush
  • legion
  • host
  • mass
  • herd
  • rout
  • masses
  • scrum
  • cram
  • mountain
  • millions
  • rabble
  • rabblement
  • pile
  • jam
  • heap
  • riffraff
  • gaggle
  • logjam
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