
好词典

源自古英语'hweol',与荷兰语'wiel'、德语'Rad'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*kwel-(意为旋转或转动)。
❶ 圆形可旋转的机械部件,通常安装在车辆底部使其移动,由轮毂、轮辐和轮辋组成。
“The car's front wheel was damaged in the accident.”
(事故中汽车的前轮受损了。)
“Ancient people used wooden wheels for transportation.”
(古人用木制轮子进行运输。)
❶ 比喻控制或决策的核心部分,类似于方向盘的功能。
“He's at the wheel of the company now.”
(他现在掌管着公司。)
“She took the wheel when her husband got tired.”
(丈夫疲倦时她接过了方向盘。)
❶ 推动或旋转带有轮子的物体,也指突然改变方向的动作。
“She wheeled the shopping cart down the aisle.”
(她推着购物车走过通道。)
“The bird wheeled in the sky before landing.”
(鸟儿在空中盘旋后降落。)
wheel and deal — 形容精明地谈判或做生意,常带有投机取巧的意味。
“Politicians often wheel and deal behind closed doors.”
(政客们常在幕后进行各种交易。)
the wheel of fortune — 指命运无常的象征,源自命运女神转动轮子的古老意象。
“The wheel of fortune turned and he lost everything.”
(命运之轮转动,他失去了一切。)