中學英語詞彙是英語的常用詞。
熟練掌握中學詞彙,就能流利說英語。
今天我們來學習wheel,tyre和spin的用法。
請熟讀下面生活中常見情景例句到會說。
01wheel
輪,車輪
(汽車等的)方向盤,(輪船的)舵輪
汽車
She turned the wheel sharply to the left.
她往左猛打方向盤。
This car is four wheel drived.
這輛車是四輪驅動的。
a fifth wheel
多餘的人
They'd made her feel like a fifth wheel.
他們使她覺得自己是個多餘的人。
Once you feel like a fifth wheel, you'd better get away.
一旦你覺得自己是個多餘的人,你最好走開。
at the wheel
開車,掌舵
I'll take turns with you at the wheel, when you get tired.
你累了我就輪換開車。
The driver had probably blacked out at the wheel.
司機很可能在開車時昏了過去。
spin one's wheel
白忙活,白費勁,做無用功
說到輪子,我們會想到它會向前滾動。
現在的道路都修的很好,但是在過去,由於大多是泥路,雨雪天氣行車,就經常遇到車輪陷入坑窪的地方的情況。無論怎麼踩油門,四個車軲轆就是在原地打轉,怎麼也爬不出來。
這種現象用來比喻那種花了精力,而又毫無進展的局面是最為貼切形象不過了。
英語裡spinning one's wheels(使輪胎快速轉動)形容「白忙活,白費勁,做無用功」
I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.
我覺得想讓他明白我的意思是白費勁。
And so you stay stuck, spinning your wheels, and getting angry or depressed.
所以你會被現狀所困,做什麼都是無用功,心生怒火或者感到沮喪。
02spin(spun; spun)
(使)快速旋轉
(使)急轉身,猛轉回頭,急轉彎
紡(線),紡(紗)
The Earth spins on its axis.
地球繞著地軸自轉。
The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
紡車是中國人的發明。
He could feel his head spinning after only one drink.
他只喝了一杯就感到天旋地轉。
My car suddenly spun out and crashed into a tree.
我的車突然一個急轉彎撞到了樹上。
03tyre
輪胎
I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
我發現輪胎上有個釘子。
I got/had a flat tyre soon after setting off.
我出發後不久車胎就癟了。
Check the tyre pressure on the dial.
檢查一下儀錶盤上的胎壓。
A tyre blew and we had to change the wheel.
一隻輪胎爆了,我們不得不換個輪胎。
She blew up the flat tyre with a bicycle pump.
她用自行車打氣筒給癟了的輪胎打氣。
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