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wheel

UK //wiːl//US //wiːl//

词源

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)。

noun

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。)

同义词:tire, disk, hoop, ring, steering wheel

verb

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。)

同义词:roll, push, rotate, turn, pivot

常见短语

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。)