cycle

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ noun

plural cycles

¹ cycle

/ˈsaɪkəl/

noun

plural cycles

Learner's definition of CYCLE

[count]

: a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order : a repeating series of events or actions循环；周期

the female menstrual cycle女性的月经周期
These plants have a 2-year growth cycle. [=the plants live and die within two years]这些植物的生长周期为两年。

— often + of

the annual cycle of the seasons一年中四季的循环
the cycle of life and death生与死的循环
World leaders must do more to stop/break this cycle of violence.世界各国领导人必须采取更多措施制止这种暴力的循环往复。

— see also life cycle

: a set of regular and repeated actions that are done by a machine as part of a longer process（机器运转中的）循环，周，循环过程

We have to wait for the dishwasher's wash and dry cycles to end.我们得等到洗碗机完成清洗和烘干过程。
the spin cycle on a washing machine洗衣机的脱水阶段

chiefly British : a bicycle or motorcycle自行车；摩托车

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

: a group of poems, plays, songs, etc., that relate to the same subject and that together form a larger work（表现同一主题的）组诗，组剧，组歌

² cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ verb

cycles; cycled; cycling

² cycle

/ˈsaɪkəl/

verb

cycles; cycled; cycling

Learner's definition of CYCLE

US : to go through a repeated process or to cause (something) to go through a repeated process（使）循环，轮转

[+ object]

The water is cycled back into/through the system after it has been used.水经使用后又流回系统中循环。

[no object]

[no object] : to ride a bicycle骑自行车

— cyclist

/ˈsaɪkələst/ noun, plural cyclists [count]