Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled...
如更多的人骑自行车,英国一年能在道路交通上节省46亿英镑的开销。
Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York.
有1,000多人围着约克谷地骑行了100英里。
cycling
The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
宁静的乡间道路是骑自行车的理想场所。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]自行车 A cycle is a bicycle.
...an eight-mile cycle ride.
骑自行车8英里
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]摩托车 A cycle is a motorcycle.
[AM 美]
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]循环;周期 A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order.
[usu with supp]
...the life cycle of the plant...
植物的生命周期
The figures marked the final low point of the present economic cycle...
这些数据显示了目前经济周期的最低点。
They must break out of the cycle of violence.
他们必须打破暴力循环。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](运转的)一周,一圈;一个工作循环 A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process.
[usu pl]
...10 cycles per second.
每秒10转
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]组歌;组诗 A cycle is a series of songs or poems that are intended to be performed or read one after the other.
[usu with supp]
...Wagner's Ring cycle.
瓦格纳的《指环》组歌
Oxford
cycle★AWL/ˈsaɪkl; NAmEˈsaɪkl/
noun
,
verb
cyclecyclescycledcyclingnoun★1★a bicycle or motorcycle 自行车;摩托车◆We went for a cycle ride on Sunday.我们星期天骑自行车去兜风了。◆a cycle route/track自行车路线╱车道☞see also
bike
2★the fact of a series of events being repeated many times, always in the same order 循环◆the cycle of the seasons四季的循环☞see also
life cycle
3a complete set or series, for example of movements in a machine 整套,整个系列(如机器的运转)◆eight cycles per second每秒转动八次◆the rinse cycle (= in a washing machine)(洗衣机的)漂洗运转过程verb★[intransitive ](+adv./prep.)( especially BrE) to ride a bicycle; to travel by bicycle 骑自行车;骑自行车旅行◆I usually cycle home through the park.我通常骑自行车穿过公园回家。☞compare
1a number of related events that happen again and again in the same order → cyclic: a woman’s menstrual cyclecycle of the cycle of the seasons Sometimes the only way to break the cycle of violence in the home is for the wife to leave. →
life cycle
, → vicious cycle
at vicious circle
2 especially British English a bicycle or motorcycle: cycle routes3the period of time needed for a machine to finish a process: This washing machine has a 50-minute cycle.4a group of songs, poems etc that are all about a particular important eventCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cyclesomething’s life cycle (=the stages of life that happen in order)· Dragonflies develop wings in the last stage of their life cycle.an annual/monthly/weekly cycle (=the related events that repeat themselves every year, month etc)· the annual cycle of planting and harvesting cropsa business/economic/election etc cycle (=related events in business, the economy etc that repeat themselves over a certain period)· the presidential election cyclethe lunar/solar cycle (=relating to the moon or the sun)· the 28-day lunar cyclea natural cycle· the natural cycle of birth and deaththe menstrual cycle (=relating to the blood that women lose each month)· Illness can disrupt your menstrual cycle.verbsgo/pass through a cycle· Advanced economies seem to go through a regular cycle.break a cycle (=stop a bad cycle happening)· If people can get jobs, they can break the cycle of poverty and debt.complete a cycle· The birds were able to complete their breeding cycle as farmers delayed cutting the hedges.phrasesa cycle of poverty/activity/birth and death etc· the cycle of violence between the two countriesbe trapped in a cycle· The country is trapped in a cycle of poverty and under-development.a stage/phase of a cycle· the recovery phase of the economic cycleCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2cycle + NOUNa cycle lane (=part of a road that only cycles can use)· Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.a cycle path/track (=path for cycles in a park, wood etc, or beside a road)· The forest is full of beautiful cycle paths.a cycle route (=way of getting somewhere on a cycle)· I bought a map of all the cycle routes in the area.a cycle ride (=trip on a bicycle for pleasure)· We went for a 20 km cycle ride.a cycle race· the annual cycle race around Francea cycle helmet (=hat to protect your head)· He wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet.cycle hire (=hiring a cycle to use)· Cycle hire is available in the town centre.
cycle1 noun
cycle2 verb
cyclecycle2 ●●○AWL verb
Verb Table
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1[intransitive] especially British English to travel by bicycleSYN bike American Englishcycle to/down/home etc Do you cycle to work?2[intransitive, transitive] American English to go through a series of related events again and again, or to make something do this: The water is cycled through the machine and reused.
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