gear
- IPA[ɡir]
美式
- one of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle or the crank of a bicycle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)；a particular function or state of adjustment of engaged gears
- prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need；design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output
verb: gear, 3rd person present: gears, gerund or present participle: gearing, past tense: geared, past participle: geared
noun: gear, plural noun: gears
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. one of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle or the crank of a bicycle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels) a racing bike with ten-speed gears 同義詞
- ▪ a particular function or state of adjustment of engaged gears he was tooling along in fifth gear
- ▪ used in reference to the level of effort or intensity expended in an activity or undertaking from this weekend, the campaign is expected to step up a gear now the champions moved up a gear
- 2. equipment that is used for a particular purpose camping gear 同義詞
- ▪ informal clothing, especially of a specified kind designer gear 同義詞
- ▪ informal a person's personal possessions and clothes I told her to come back to my place with all her gear 同義詞
- ▪ a ship's rigging.
動詞
- 1. prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need they gear workouts to your specific needs the interactive quiz has been geared for those aged 6 to 12 years
- 2. design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output it's geared too high for serious off-road use
