| 单词 | bike |
| 释义 | bike (once / 950 pages) nv A bike is a pedal-powered two-wheeled vehicle. If you don't have time to walk to work, you might decide to ride your bike instead. Bike is shorthand for a bicycle or a motorbike. A bike enthusiast might keep a bike rack on her car and a bike helmet in her trunk at all times. Bike is also a verb, so you could say: "I'll bike over to the movie theater — meet you there in fifteen minutes!" This word, as a nickname for bicycle, first appeared in American English in 1882. It came to mean "motorcycle" about 50 years later. WORD FAMILYbike: biked, bikes, biking USAGE EXAMPLESIn an adjacent anteroom, there’s a stationary bike, 15-pound weights, a multipurpose fitness tower and a TRX suspension trainer hanging on the door. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He was back on his bike within a few weeks, and running on a treadmill before long. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Years ago, I decided to move within walking or biking distance of my employer because I realized that Metro trains were not reliable. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals Syn|Hypo|Hyper bicycle, cycle, wheel bicycle-built-for-two, tandem, tandem bicycle a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats all-terrain bike, mountain bike, off-roadera bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country ordinary, ordinary bicyclean early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel push-bikea bicycle that must be pedaled safety bicycle, safety bikebicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear velocipedeany of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people 2n a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame Syn|Hypo|Hyper motorcycle minibike, motorbike small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars dirt bike, scrambler, trail bikea lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground mopeda motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine automotive vehicle, motor vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails 3v ride a bicycle Syn|Hypo|Hyper bicycle, cycle, pedal, wheel unicycle ride a unicycle backpedalpedal backwards on a bicycle ride be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
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