cycle
noun
uk/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈsaɪ.kəl/cyclenoun(BICYCLE)
B2[C]UK
abicycle:
自行车,脚踏车Cycles cannot be taken on thistrain.
A thousandpeopletookpartin the region's biggest-ever cyclerace.
- Securelockingfor cycles isavailablehere.
- We'relookingfor a cyclehireshop.
Bicycles
- backie
- backpedal
- balance bike
- bicycling
- bike path
- bike rack
- BMX
- chopper
- freight bike
- handlebar
- keirin
- kickstand
- mountain biker
- penny-farthing
- pushbike
- saddle
- skibob
- stabilizer
- tandem
- trishaw
cyclenoun(SERIES)
B2[C]
agroupofeventsthathappenin aparticularorder, onefollowingthe other, and are oftenrepeated:
循环;周期thelifecycle of amoth蛾的生命周期
[C]
one in aseriesofmovementsthat amachineperforms:
(机器的)工作周期,工作程序thewashingmachine'sspincycle洗衣机脱水程序
Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- around
- back end
- be a chapter of accidentsidiom
- catalogue
- chapter
- inline
- linear
- linearity
- linearly
- litany
- merry-go-round
- priority
- procession
- secondly
- sequence
- sequencing
- string
- train
- wave
cyclenoun(LITERATURE/MUSIC)
[C,+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofplays,poems,songs, etc. written by onepersonandconnectedwith each other bydealingwith the samecharactersorideas:
(表现相同人物或思想的)全套剧目,组诗It's one in a cycle ofplaysthat are beingperformedonsuccessiveevenings.这几部连台戏连续几晚都在上演,这只是其中一部。
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- lampoon
- procedural
- prosy
- psychological
- pulpy
- satirical
- self-referential
- SFF
- smash
cyclenoun(BASEBALL)
[C]
Inbaseball, if aplayerhitsfor the cycle theyhitasingle(= ahitthatallowsthem toreachfirstbase), adouble(= ahitthatallowsthem toreachsecondbase), atriple(= ahitthatallowsthem toreachthirdbase), and ahomerun(= ahitthatallowsthem torunaround all fourbases)in the samegame:
He was the firstplayerin the team'shistorytohitfor thecycle.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- pitcher
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
cycle
verb
uk/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈsaɪ.kəl/B1[IorT]mainlyUK
torideabicycle:
骑自行车Most of thekidscycle orwalktoschool.
We have cycled all the way fromScotland.
She was sodeterminedto getfitshe often cycled eightmilesto thenearestswimmingpool.
- We cycled throughscenichillcountry.
- Theyskiin thewinterand cycle in thesummer.
- It's toofarto cycle.
- He cycled 40minutestoworkeverymorningand back again in theevening.
- I cycled the 60mileswith afriendand itcostus very little because wesleptin atent.
Bicycles
- backie
- backpedal
- balance bike
- bicycling
- bike path
- bike rack
- BMX
- chopper
- freight bike
- handlebar
- keirin
- kickstand
- mountain biker
- penny-farthing
- pushbike
- saddle
- skibob
- stabilizer
- tandem
- trishaw
Phrasal verb
cycle throughsomething