wheelie英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels. informal

— Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie.
A wheelchair user. Australia,informal

— It is also a nightmare for the wheelies, or wheelchair users. Not only is it hard enough to find a bloody wheelchair in the airport these days, but to push them to this back-of-beyond gate is a job in itself.

动词 v.

To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels. informal,intransitive

— Downshift while the engine is still revving well. This will prevent missed gears when you stomp the shift lever in a panic to regain power. Also, if you wait too long to shift down, you risk the possibility of wheelieing when you catch the next lower cog. A wheelie will cause you to shut off for a second … and it's all over brother. Go back down and try again.

形容词 adj.

Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels”). alt-of,alternative,informal

— wheelie bag wheelie bin

词形变化

wheelies plural wheely alternative wheelies present,singular,third-person wheelieing participle,present wheelied participle,past wheelied past wheelier comparative more wheelie comparative wheeliest superlative most wheelie superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

front wheelie heelies nose wheelie

并列词

endo stoppie

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English -ie
English wheelie
From wheel + -ie.

词源 2

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English -ie
English wheelie
From wheel + -ie.

词源 3

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English -ie
English wheelie
From wheel + -ie.