1on a bicycle, car, etc.車輪ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHEEL | WHEEL + VERB | WHEEL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bicycle, car, etc.自行車、汽車等的車輪▸➤spare (BrE) 備用車輪▸➤front前輪▸➤back, rear後輪▸➤nearside, offside (both BrE) 左側/右側車輪▸➤alloy合金輪VERB + WHEEL➤change, replace換車輪;更換輪胎◇A tyre / tire blew and we had to change the wheel.車胎爆了,我們不得不更換輪胎。WHEEL + VERB➤go around, go round, spin, turn車輪轉動;車輪旋轉;情況變化◇The wheels were still going around.輪子還在轉動。◇The political wheel had turned full circle, and he was back in power. (figurative) 政治局勢經過一番大動盪後,他又重新上台掌權。➤skid, slide, slip車輪打滑;車輪滑動◇He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.他突然剎車,使得前輪打了滑。➤come off, fall off車輪脫落/掉下來▸➤lock (especially BrE) 車輪抱死◇She braked too hard and the wheels locked.她剎車太猛,車輪抱死了。WHEEL + NOUN➤arch, base, bearings, hub, nut, rim, trim, well (especially NAmE) 輪拱;軸距;車輪軸承;輪轂;車輪螺母;輪輞;輪眉;輪艙▸➤clamp (BrE) 車輪夾鎖PREPOSITION➤on wheels在輪子上◇A child was pulling along a little dog on wheels.小孩拉着裝了輪子的小狗走。➤under the wheels在車輪下◇She fell under the wheels of a bus.她倒在了公共汽車的車輪下。wheel
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2 ( steering wheel) VERB + WHEEL | WHEEL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + WHEEL➤grip, hold握住方向盤▸➤turn轉動方向盤◇Turn the steering wheel hard to the right.使勁兒向右打方向盤。➤grab, take奪過方向盤;駕駛汽車◇He grabbed the steering wheel from her to prevent the car going off the road.他從她手中奪過方向盤,以避免汽車駛離道路。◇I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the wheel.我先開了 200 英里,然後由史蒂夫駕駛。➤lose control of, take control of對方向盤失去控制;掌控方向盤WHEEL + NOUN➤lock方向盤鎖PREPOSITION➤at the wheel駕駛◇The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the wheel.公共汽車又出發了,由另一名司機駕駛。➤behind the wheel開車◇I saw the car drive past, but didn't recognize the woman behind the wheel.我看見汽車開過去了,卻沒有認出開車的女子。◇I spend a lot of time behind the wheel (= driving).我很多時間都在開車。PHRASES➤keep your hands on the steering wheel, put your hands on the steering wheel把手一直放在方向盤上;把手放在方向盤上➤take your hands off the steering wheel將手從方向盤上挪開◇Roy took his hands off the steering wheel.羅伊將手從方向盤上挪開了。