wheel

wheel

[wi:l]

n.方向盘, 车轮, 旋转, 周期
vi.旋转, 转动, 改变方向
vt.用车运, 转动, 给 ... 装轮子

例句与用法：

The bolt sheared (off) and the wheel came off.

螺栓折了，轮子脱了出来。

The wheelbarrow has one wheel.

独轮手推车有一个轮子。

There are four wheels in a car.

一辆汽车有四只轮子。

The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.

风车的叶轮正在旋转。

词形变化：

动词过去式: wheeled | 动词过去分词: wheeled | 动词现在分词: wheeling | 动词第三人称单数: wheels |

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n.

1. 轮子, 车轮[C]

2. (汽车的)方向盘; 船的(舵轮)[the S]

Let me take the wheel.

我来开车。

3. 转动, 旋转[C]

4. 【美】【俚】汽车[P]

5. 【美】【口】自行车[C]

6. 【美】【俚】掌大权的人物, 大亨[C]

Some of the big wheels in the city attended the party.

本市一些大人物出席了聚会。

vt.

1. 滚动, 转动; 使旋转

He wheeled his bike through the narrow lane.

他推着自行车穿过狭窄的巷子。

2. 用车运

3. 使变换方向

4. 给……装轮子

vi.

1. 突然转变方向; 转弯[(+around/round/about)]

He wheeled round and dashed for the door.

他一转身便向门口冲去。

2. (鸟)盘旋飞行

3. 旋转, 转动

4. 改变主意(或态度等)[(+about)]

短语词组：

wheels within wheels

1. 错综复杂的事情

His refusal to give you the job doesn't necessarily mean that you won't get it. There are wheels within wheels.

他不给你这工作并不一定意味着你得不到这工作。这里边有奥秘在。

at/behind the wheel

1. 在驾驶

After many hours at the wheel, I was ready to stop.

连着好几个小时开车之后, 我准备停一下。

oil the wheels

1. 使事情顺利进行

If you take his secretary out to lunch, that usually helps to oil the wheels.

要是你请他秘书吃饭, 事情通常就会顺利。