单词 | gear |
释义 | gear UK [gɪər] US [gɪr] noun ENGINE PART 引擎部件,引擎零件 ADVANCED countable or uncountable ■a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine 档,排档;传动装置 •Does your car have four or five gears?你的车是四档的还是五档的? •I couldn't find reverse gear.我找不着倒档了。 •The car should be in •When you start a car you need to be in •figurative change gear UK (US also shift gear) ■to change the position of the gears to make a vehicle go faster or more slowly 换档 UK [gɪər] US [gɪr] noun EQUIPMENT 装备 ADVANCED uncountable ■the equipment, clothes etc. that you use to do a particular activity (从事某活动的)装备,用具,衣服 •fishing/camping gear钓鱼/露营用具 •Police in riot ⇒ See also headgearuncountable informal ■clothes 衣着;服装 •She wears all the latest gear.她穿的衣服都是最新潮的。 UK [gɪər] US [gɪr] noun step/move up a gear informal ■to start to do something better, especially in sport, in a way that is easy to see (尤指体育运动中)大有转机,开始有很大起色 •After a disappointing first half, United moved up a gear and took control of the game.上半场联队表现令人失望,但此后却表现出色,掌控了比赛的主动权。 UK [gɪər] US [gɪr] verb Phrasal Verbs gear sth to/towards sb/sth ■to design or organize something so that it is suitable for a particular purpose, situation or group of people 使适合于…;使与…相适应 •Most public places are simply not geared to the needs of people with disabilities.大多数公共场所根本不能适应残疾人士的需要。 •The workshops are geared towards helping people to become more employable.研习班旨在帮助学员提高就业能力。 •These advertisements are geared towards a younger audience.这些广告的对像是年轻的观众。 UK [gɪər] US [gɪr] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] gear (sb/sth) up ■to prepare for something that you have to do, or to prepare someone else for something 准备;使(…)准备好 •Politicians are already gearing up for •[R + to •[R] I'm trying to gear my self |
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