| 单词 | wheel |
| 释义 | wheel —wheelless, adj. /hweel, weel/, n. 1. a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 2. any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 3. See steering wheel. 4. Naut. a. a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. b. a paddle wheel. c. a propeller. 5. Informal. a bicycle. 6. a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 7. an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed. 8. a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel. 9. a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs. 10. wheels, a. moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought. b. Slang. a personal means of transportation, esp. a car. 11. a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights. 12. a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances. 13. (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot. 14. Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel. 15. at the wheel, a. at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc. b. in command or control: Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40. 16. hell on wheels. See hell (def. 16). 17. spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail: He spun his wheels on that project for two years. 18. wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result: Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels. v.t. 19. to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis. 20. to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction. 21. to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out. 22. to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels. v.i. 23. to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot. 24. to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above. 25. to turn so as to face in a different direction (often fol. by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely. 26. to change one's opinion or procedure (often fol. by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition. 27. to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway. 28. Brit. Mil. to turn: Right wheel! 29. wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit. [bef. 900; (n.) ME whel(e), OE hweol, hweohl; c. D wiel, ON hjol; akin to Gk kýklos (see CYCLE); (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.] |
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