wheel
/ˈwil/KK
變化形
wheels
1.
輪子;車輪
安裝在車輛、腳踏車或其他設備上,可繞著中心軸轉動的圓形物體,使其能移動。
用法:作可數名詞使用。談腳踏車、汽車等通常用複數。
My bike’s front wheel has no air, so I have to walk to school.
我腳踏車的前輪沒氣了,所以我得走路去學校。
The mechanic changed one of the car's wheels before our family trip.
修車技師在我們家庭旅行前換了汽車的一個輪子。
2.
方向盤
駕駛人轉動以控制汽車行進方向的圓形裝置;通常在完整名稱中說成 steering wheel。
用法:常見於片語 behind the wheel,意為「開車;掌控駕駛」。
You need to be at least eighteen to get behind the wheel in this driving course.
在這個駕訓課程中,你至少要滿十八歲才能開車上路。
When her father felt tired, Mei took the wheel for the rest of the drive.
爸爸覺得累時,美接手開完剩下的路程。
3.
轉輪;輪狀裝置
機器、遊戲、器具或裝飾品中可轉動的圓形部件,常用來操作、選擇或帶動其他部分。
用法:常與其他名詞組成複合名詞。不同裝置的名稱與用法可能不同。
We could see the Ferris wheel from the night market entrance.
我們從夜市入口就能看見摩天輪。
The teacher used a color wheel to explain which colors look good together.
老師用色輪說明哪些顏色搭配起來好看。
4.
用輪子推動;用有輪子的工具搬運
使人或物藉由輪子移動,尤其指推著有輪子的物品前進。
用法:可作及物或不及物動詞。wheel something into/out of/through a place 中,受詞通常放在 wheel 後面。
The nurse wheeled the patient into the room.
護士把病人推進房間。
I wheeled my bag through the station after getting off the airport train.
我下了機場火車後,推著包包穿過車站。
5.
突然轉身;急轉彎
人、動物或車輛突然轉向,通常是為了往相反或不同方向前進。
用法:常與 around 或 round 連用,表示「轉過身來;掉頭」。
The scooter wheeled away from the side of the road when the light turned green.
綠燈亮起時,摩托車從路邊開走了。
Hearing her name, Tina wheeled around and looked for the person who called her.
聽到有人叫她的名字,蒂娜立刻轉過身尋找喊她的人。
常見錯誤
The tire of my car is flat, so I need to change the tire wheel.
One of my car's tires is flat, so I need to change the tire.
My father drove the wheel to work.
My father drove to work.
She wheeled the hospital.
She wheeled the cart into the hospital.
My bicycle has two wheel.
My bicycle has two wheels.
相關字詞
學習提示
・wheel 最常指「輪子」。汽車的橡膠輪胎是 tire,不要混用。
・behind the wheel 是固定說法,通常指「正在開車」或「掌握駕駛」。
・wheel 作動詞時,常表示推動帶輪子的東西,例如 wheel a suitcase through the station。
・Ferris wheel 是「摩天輪」,不要依字面誤解為某種車輪。