gear

noun

/ɡɪə(r)/

/ɡɪr/

Idioms

in vehicle车辆

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[countable, usually plural] equipment in a vehicle that changes the relation between engine speed (or pedal speed on a bicycle) and the speed of the wheels moving forwards or backwards排挡；齿轮；传动装置

Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.离合器使用不慎可能会损坏传动装置。
The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears.汽车随着刺耳的刹车声和齿轮的摩擦声停了下来。

Topics Transport by car or lorryc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

bottom
top
high
…

verb + gear

engage
select
change
…

gear + noun

change
lever
shift
…

preposition

in (a/the) gear
out of gear

[uncountable, countable] a particular position of the gears in a vehicle that gives a particular range of speed and power挡

first/second, etc. gear一挡、二挡等
reverse gear倒挡
low/high gear低速／高速挡
(British English) bottom/top gear最低／最高挡
(British English) to change gear换挡
(North American English) to shift gear换挡
in gear When parking on a hill, leave the car in gear.在斜坡停车时把汽车挂上挡。
What gear are you in?你挂的是几挡？
He drove wildly, crashing through the gears like a maniac.他开车很野，发疯似的啪啦啪啦地换挡。

Collocations DrivingDriving驾驶Having a car拥有一辆汽车

have/own/(British English) run a car有一辆汽车
ride a motorcycle/motorbike骑摩托车
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car买／卖二手车
take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照

Driving驾驶

put on/fasten/(North American English) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt系上／解开安全带
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
start the car/engine发动汽车／引擎
(British English) change/(North American English) shift/put something into gear换挡；挂上挡
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator踩刹车／离合器／油门
release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake松开离合器／手刹
drive/park/reverse the car驾车；停车；倒车
(British English) indicate left/right
(especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/right
take/miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn拐弯；错过拐弯处
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)踩刹车；猛踩刹车
beep/honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn按喇叭

Problems and accidents问题及事故

a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
crash/lose control of the car撞车；车失控
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
dent/hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood撞凹／撞上引擎盖
break/crack/shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield打碎挡风玻璃
blow/(especially British English) burst/puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire爆胎；扎破轮胎
get/have (British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎

Traffic and driving regulations交通法规

be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam遇上堵车
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock引起交通堵塞
experience/face lengthy delays经历／面临长时间的延误
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour避开交通高峰时段
break/observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
be caught on (British English) a speed camera被测速摄像机逮住
stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
(both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/the lights闯红灯
be arrested for/charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格

equipment/clothes设备；衣服

[uncountable] the equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity（某种活动的）设备，用具，衣服

climbing/fishing/sports gear登山/钓鱼/运动装备

possessions所有物

[uncountable] (informal) the things that a person owns所有物；财物

I've left all my gear at Dave's house.我把我所有的东西都留在戴夫家了。

machinery机器

[uncountable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a machine used for a particular purpose（特定用途的）器械，装置

lifting/towing/winding gear提升/牵引/卷绕装置

speed/effort速度／努力

[uncountable, countable] used to talk about the speed or effort involved in doing something（做事的）速度，努力

(British English) The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.随着选举的临近，这个政党的组织工作正在紧锣密鼓地进行。
(North American English) to move into high gear进入高速发展
Coming out of the final bend, the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest of the pack.那名赛跑选手绕过最后一个弯道后开始加速，以图超越同组的其他选手。
He found it hard to switch gears when he retired.他发现退休后很难调整好状态。

drugs毒品

[uncountable] (slang) illegal drugs毒品

词源Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi. Early senses expressed the general meaning ‘equipment or apparatus’, later ‘mechanism’: hence sense (1) (early 19th cent.).

Idioms

get your ass in gear | move your ass (North American English)

(British English get your arse in gear, move your arse )

(taboo, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry别磨磨蹭蹭的；赶快
- If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.如果你准备好了，我们今晚就能离开这里。

get into gear | get something into gear

to start working, or to start something working, in an efficient way（使）开始工作，进入有效工作状态

(slip/be thrown) out of gear

(of emotions or situations情绪或形势) (to become) out of control失去控制
- She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.她什么都没说，免得按捺不住情绪。