bicycle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
    — In most English villages, as we are informed, bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalks; and the hand-books issued by English manufacturers of bicycles caution their customers that it is a forbidden practice, while in many places bells have to be attached to the bicycles even when ridden in the streets.
  2. Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels. broadly,proscribed,sometimes
    — The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use.
  3. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
  4. The best possible hand in lowball.
  5. A motorbike. Australia,New-Zealand,UK
  6. A slut; a promiscuous woman. slang,vulgar
    — ‘What sort of bullying does this sergeant go in for?’ ‘Character assassination,’ she said in a matter-of-fact tone that belied the very real difficulties it was causing her. ‘There’s a lot of whispering about slags and tarts behind my back and sniggers whenever I appear. Half of the men seem to think I’m a dyke who needs curing, the other half think I’m the platoon bicycle. [...]’
  7. A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
  8. The wheel: either the lowest straight (A-2-3-4-5) or the best low hand in Lowball or High-low poker. slang
  9. A bicyclic molecule.
  10. Two interconnected metabolic cycles.
    — The fumarate produced in the argininosuccinase reaction is also an intermediate of the citric acid cycle. Thus, the cycles are, in principle, interconnected — in a process dubbed the “Krebs bicycle”.
动词 v.
  1. To travel or exercise using a bicycle. ambitransitive
    — “At least it cannot be your health," said he, as his keen eyes darted over her; "so ardent a bicyclist must be full of energy.” […] “Yes, I bicycle a good deal, Mr. Holmes, and that has something to do with my visit to you to-day.”
  2. To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity. historical,transitive
    — “Bicycling” defeated the possibility of topicality, a prime production habit of the network-trained production executives staffing the new entity.

词形变化

bicycles plural bicycles present,singular,third-person bicycling participle,present bicycled participle,past bicycled past

词汇关系

近义词
bicycle wheel bike celeripede cycle velocipede
上位词
vehicle
下位词
boneshaker cross bike mountain bike pushbike road bike tandem trail bike utility bike
衍生词
antibicycle autobicycle a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle balance bicycle bicyclable bicycle bridge bicycle carrier bicycle chain bicycle clip bicycle crunch bicycle face bicycle gear bicycle helmet bicycle Irish bicycle kick bicycle landing gear bicycle lane bicyclelike bicycle mail bicycle monarchy bicycle motocross bicycle path bicycle pump bicycler bicycle rack bicycle roundabout bicycle shorts bicycle stand bicycle tire bicycle touring bicycle tourist bicycle wrench bicyclian bicyclism bicyclist cargo bicycle Christ on a bicycle e-bicycle electric bicycle exercise bicycle exercycle fandom bicycle fixed-gear bicycle freight bicycle ghost bicycle gravel bicycle like riding a bicycle lowrider bicycle motorbicycle mountain bicycle push bicycle recumbent bicycle ride the cotton bicycle road bicycle safety bicycle stationary bicycle tandem bicycle time trial bicycle touring bicycle town bicycle village bicycle water bicycle
相关词
cycle motorcycle tricycle unicycle trike velodrome
部分词
cassette chainring derailleur frame handlebar pedal saddle sprocket

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Proto-Italic *dwis
Old Latin duis
Latin bisder.
French bi-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der.
Late Latin cyclusder.
Middle French
French cycle
French bicyclebor.
English bicycle
Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.
(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Proto-Italic *dwis
Old Latin duis
Latin bisder.
French bi-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der.
Late Latin cyclusder.
Middle French
French cycle
French bicyclebor.
English bicycle
Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.
(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.
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