wheel

英 [wiːl]

美 [wiːl]

n.  轮; 车轮; 轮子; (汽车等的)方向盘; (轮船的)舵轮; 汽车
v.  推(或拉)有轮之物; 用有轮之物推动(或拉动、移动)…; 转动; 旋转; 打转; 盘旋

复数：wheels　过去式：wheeled　现在分词：wheeling　过去分词：wheeled　第三人称单数：wheels　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2175 / COCA.1999

短语用例

wheel sth↔out

• 故伎重演
  to show or use sth to help you do sth, even when it has often been seen or heard before

习惯用语

n.

wheels within wheels
• 错综复杂；盘根错节
  a situation which is difficult to understand because it involves complicated or secret processes and decisions
• There are wheels within wheels in this organization─you never really know what is going on.
  这个机构里错综复杂，你永远搞不清到底是怎么回事。
a cog in the machine/wheel
• （大机构中的）小职员，小成员
  a person who is a small part of a large organization
grease the wheelsgrease the wheelsoil the wheels
• （尤指在商业上或政治上）起促进作用
  to help sth to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics
reinvent the wheel
• 重复发明；无谓地重复；浪费时间做无用功
  to waste time creating sth that already exists and works well
put your shoulder to the wheel
• 着手大干起来；全力以赴
  to start working very hard at a particular task
put a spoke in sb's wheel
• 破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人实行计划
  to prevent sb from putting their plans into operation

v.

wheel and deal
• （在商界或政界）工于心计；（以不正当的方式）进行纷繁复杂的交易，周旋
  to do a lot of complicated deals in business or politics, often in a dishonest way

牛津词典

noun

车辆 on/in vehicles
• 轮；车轮；轮子
  one of the round objects under a car, bicycle, bus, etc. that turns when it moves
  1. He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
     他猛然刹车，使得前车轮打滑了。
  2. One of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on wheels .
     一个男孩用下面装着轮子的小箱子推着另一个男孩。
• （汽车等的）方向盘；（轮船的）舵轮
  the round object used to steer a car, etc. or ship
  1. This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident.
     这是出车祸以来我头一次坐在方向盘前。
  2. A car swept past with Laura at the wheel .
     劳拉驾驶一辆汽车疾驰而过。
  3. Do you want to take the wheel (= drive) now?
     你现在想开车吗？
• 汽车
  a car
  1. At last he had his own wheels.
     他终于有了自己的汽车。
机器 in machine
• 机轮
  a flat round part in a machine
  1. gear wheels
     齿轮
组织；系统 organization/system
• 错综复杂的机构（或系统）
  an organization or a system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand
  1. the wheels of bureaucracy/commerce/government, etc.
     复杂的官僚、商务、政府等机构
  2. It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion (= started the process) .
     这是罗布的主意。我只不过是让它运作起来而已。
有…轮 -wheeled
• 有…轮的
  having the number or type of wheels mentioned
  1. a sixteen-wheeled lorry
     十六轮大卡车
有…轮子的车 -wheeler
• 有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等）
  a car, bicycle, etc. with the number of wheels mentioned
  1. a three-wheeler
     三轮机动车

verb

用轮子移动 move sth with wheels
• 推（或拉）有轮之物
  to push or pull sth that has wheels
  1. She wheeled her bicycle across the road.
     她推着自行车穿过了马路。
• 用有轮之物推动（或拉动、移动）…
  to move sb/sth that is in or on sth that has wheels
  1. The nurse wheeled him along the corridor.
     护士推着他沿楼道走。
旋转 move in circle
• 转动；旋转；打转；盘旋
  to move or fly in a circle
  1. Birds wheeled above us in the sky.
     鸟儿在我们上空盘旋。
快速转向 turn quickly
• （使）迅速转身，猛然转身
  to turn quickly or suddenly and face the opposite direction; to make sb/sth do this
  1. She wheeled around and started running.
     她突然转身就跑。
  2. He wheeled his horse back to the gate.
     他突然掉转马头返回到大门。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 轮;轮子;车轮
  Thewheelsof a vehicle are the circular objects which are fixed underneath it and which enable it to move along the ground.
  1. The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road.
     路面上有些油，汽车车轮经过时直打滑。
• N-COUNT 机轮
  Awheelis a circular object which forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part.
  1. ...an eighteenth century mill with a water wheel.
     一个带有水轮的18世纪磨粉机
• N-COUNT 方向盘
  The wheelof a car or other vehicle is the circular object that is used to steer it.The wheelis used in expressions to talk about who is driving a vehicle. For example, if someone isat the wheelof a car, they are driving it.
  1. My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel...
     我的副驾驶突然抓住了方向盘。
  2. Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage...
     由柯蒂斯开车，他们启程返回小屋。
  3. Roberto handed Flynn the keys and let him take the wheel.
     罗伯托把钥匙递给弗林，让他开车。
• N-PLURAL 汽车
  People sometimes refer to a car aswheels.
  1. 'Do you own a house?' — 'No. But I have wheels.'
     “你有房吗？”——“没有，但我有车。”
• VERB 推(带轮子的物体)
  If youwheelan object that has wheels somewhere, you push it along.
  1. He wheeled his bike into the alley at the side of the house...
     他把自行车推进了房子旁的小巷中。
  2. They wheeled her out on the stretcher.
     他们用担架床把她推了出去。
• VERB (动物、鸟禽等)转圈，旋转，盘旋
  If something such as a group of animals or birdswheels, it moves in a circle.
  1. A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
     一群乌鸦在头顶上盘旋。
• VERB (因惊讶、震惊或生气)突然转身
  If youwheelaround, you turn around suddenly where you are standing, often because you are surprised, shocked, or angry.
  1. He wheeled around to face her...
     他突然转过身来面对她。
  2. She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
     她突然转身，朝收银台走去。
• N-SING (尤指多次发生相同的情形)命运之轮
  You usewheelin expressions such asthe wheel of fortuneto refer to the changes that take place in life, especially when you are referring to the fact that the same situations occur more than once.
  1. The wheel of fortune will swing round again; in politics, it always does...
     风水会轮流转；在政治上，它总是如此。
  2. In his view the wheel of history could not be turned back.
     在他看来历史的车轮不能倒退。
• 他知道行政机关办事效率低。 → see:He knows the wheels of administration turn slowly.
• PHRASE (各种影响、原因和行动交织在一起的)错综复杂的情况
  If you say that there arewheels within wheels, you mean that there are a number of different influences, reasons, and actions which together make a situation complicated and difficult to understand.
  1. Our culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels.
     我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。
• See also:Catherine wheelmeals on wheelspotter's wheelspare wheelspinning wheelsteering wheelwater wheel

英英释义

noun

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
  Synonym:bicyclebikecycle
• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
  Synonym:rack
• game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling
  Synonym:roulette wheel
• a handwheel that is used for steering
  Synonym:steering wheel
• a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
• a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
• forces that provide energy and direction
  1. the wheels of government began to turn

verb

• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
  1. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
  Synonym:roll
• ride a bicycle
  Synonym:bicyclecyclebikepedal
• change directions as if revolving on a pivot
  1. They wheeled their horses around and left
  Synonym:wheel around
• wheel somebody or something
  Synonym:wheel around

双语例句

• The wheel of fortune will swing round again; in politics, it always does
  风水会轮流转；在政治上，它总是如此。
• Our culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels.
  我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。
• 'Do you own a house?' — 'No. But I have wheels.'
  “你有房吗？”——“没有，但我有车。”
• Unauthorized vehicles will be wheel clamped or towed away.
  未经许可停放的车辆将会被轮夹锁住或拖走。
• The wheel of the car has come off.
  汽车车轮掉了。
• Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure.
  任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.
  齿轮互相啮合。
• He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
  他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。
• Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage
  由柯蒂斯开车，他们启程返回小屋。
• In his view the wheel of history could not be turned back.
  在他看来历史的车轮不能倒退。