(BrE) (NAmEtire) ADJECTIVE | ... OF TYRES/TIRES | VERB + TYRE/TIRE | TYRE/TIRE + VERB | TYRE/TIRE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤flat, punctured (especially BrE) 癟的輪胎;扎破的輪胎◇I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.我出發沒多久輪胎就癟了。➤blown, burst (BrE) 爆裂的輪胎▸➤bald, worn磨平的/磨損的輪胎▸➤defective有毛病的輪胎➤old, scrap, used廢舊輪胎➤recycled再生輪胎▸➤spare備用輪胎▸➤front前輪胎▸➤back, rear後輪胎▸➤nearside, offside (both BrE) 近側/遠側輪胎◇The front nearside tyre was unroadworthy.左前輪胎不經磨。➤fat粗輪胎◇trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs配有厚輪胎和加固彈簧的卡車➤balloon, pneumatic, radial, snow, whitewall低壓/無內胎充氣/子午線/雪地防滑/白胎壁輪胎◇an off-road vehicle fitted with balloon tyres裝有低壓輪胎的越野車◇Her truck had snow tyres.她的卡車裝有防滑輪胎。➤off-road, road越野/公路輪胎▸➤bicycle, car, etc.自行車、小汽車等的輪胎... OF TYRES/TIRES➤set一組輪胎VERB + TYRE/TIRE➤change, replace更換輪胎▸➤inflate, pump, pump up給輪胎充氣▸➤deflate, let down (BrE) 給輪胎放氣◇Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.有人搞惡作劇,夜裏把輪胎的氣都放了。➤fit, fit sth with(為⋯)安裝輪胎◇This car is fitted with radial tyres.這輛車配有子午線輪胎。➤blow, burst (especially BrE) 使輪胎爆裂◇He was going so fast he blew a tyre.他車開得太快,結果輪胎爆了。➤fix安裝輪胎◇He fixed a flat tyre on his bike.他修補了他自行車上一個撒了氣的輪胎。➤check檢查輪胎◇She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.她出發前檢查了輪胎和汽油量。➤slash劃破輪胎◇Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.破壞分子劃破輪胎並且打碎了側視鏡。TYRE/TIRE + VERB➤be deflated, be punctured, deflate, go flat輪胎被放氣/被刺破/漏氣/變癟➤get a puncture, have a puncture, suffer a puncture (all especially BrE) 輪胎被刺破◇My front tyre had a slow puncture.我的前胎慢撒氣。➤blow, blow out, burst (especially BrE) 輪胎爆裂◇A back tyre blew after half an hour tearing along a rocky road.在石頭路上狂奔半個小時後,一個後胎爆了。➤crunch, screech, squeal輪胎嘎吱作響;輪胎發出刺耳聲◇The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.車子嘎吱一聲在沙礫路上停了下來。◇She braked suddenly, her tyres squealing in protest.她突然急剎車,輪胎發出刺耳的聲音。TYRE/TIRE + NOUN➤mark, tracks輪胎印➤pressure, size輪胎氣壓/尺寸▸➤tread輪胎胎面花紋▸➤iron (NAmE) 拆輪胎鐵撬◇The victim had been beaten with a tyre iron.受害者被人用撬胎鐵棒打了。➤chain (especially NAmE) 防滑鏈◇For working in snow, tyre chains are essential.在雪地工作,輪胎防滑鏈是必不可少的。➤swing輪胎鞦韆◇She had been sitting on the tyre swing rocking back and forth.她一直坐在輪胎鞦韆上來迴盪着。PHRASES➤a crunch of tyres, a screech of tyres, a squeal of tyres輪胎發出的嘎吱聲;輪胎發出的刺耳聲◇He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.他的車轟鳴着駛上私人車道,輪胎發出刺耳的聲響。