gear

[giə]

n.传动装置, 齿轮, 排挡, 工具, 装备
v.调整,使适应于, 以齿轮连起

n.

1. 齿轮; 传动装置; (汽车)排档[C][U]

This car has three gears.

这辆车有三档。

2. 工具; 设备, 装置; 家用器具[U]

That store sells sports gear.

那家商店卖体育器具。

3. (尤指特种用途的)衣服[U]

4. 帆具; 马具[U]

5. (飞机的)起落架, 着陆装置[U]

vt.

1. 用齿轮使联动; (在……)搭上齿轮, 使啮合

2. 使适应, 使适合[H][(+to/for)]

Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities.

教育应该适合孩子的需要与能力。

3. 使准备好

4. 给……套上轭具[(+up)]

5. 开动(机器)

vi.

1. 搭上齿轮, 啮合[(+into)]

The cogs gear smoothly.

齿轮啮合得很好。

2. 开始工作

3. 准备好; 安排好[(+up)]

They geared up for the new season's production.

他们为新的一个季度的生产作好准备。

4. 适应; (与……)协调地工作[(+with)]

a.

好极了! 棒!

词形变化

动词过去式: geared | 动词过去分词: geared | 动词现在分词: gearing | 动词第三人称单数: gears |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.装备

equip  furnish  outfit  rig

n.轮子

wheel  

同义参见:

equipment  robe  hardware  clothes  movement  provision  machinery  kit  covering  tackle  baggage  furniture  apparatus  

英英释义

名词 gear:

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

同义词：gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel

wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

同义词：gearing, geartrain, power train, train

a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

同义词：gear mechanism

equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

同义词：paraphernalia, appurtenance

动词 gear:

set the level or character of

同义词：pitch

短语词组

in gear

1. 处于正常状态; 处于就绪状态

Everything is in gear for the visit.

为这次访问所做的准备工作一切就绪。

out of gear

1. 失常

My whole morning's work has been put out of gear by that mishap.

我一个上午的工作全让这倒霉的事给弄得乱了套。

gear to

1. 使与……适应

Production should be geared to demand.

生产应与需求相适应。

change/shift gear

1. 改变方法

The speaker suddenly changed gear.

演讲者突然改变了调子。

补充

geargear英:[ɡiə] 美:[ɡɪr]n.1.用具, 设备, 衣服They put the hunting gear into the boat.他们把打猎工具放在小船上。2.齿轮; 传动装置; (排)挡This large gear turns the small one.这个大齿轮带动那个小齿轮。A car has five gears.汽车有五挡。vi.1.换挡You have to gear down when you drive uphill.上坡行驶时必须换慢挡。vt.1.使兴奋起来; 使准备好The party is all geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.该党为即将来临的竞选活动做好了准备。vt. & vi.1.(使)搭配; (使)适合The cogs gear smoothly.齿轮啮合得很好。

例句

1. interlocking cogs and gears啮合的轮齿与齿轮 2. My bike's got 21 gears.我的自行车有21个齿轮。 3. the steering gear of a boat船的转向装置 4. Select the lowest gear before moving off.开车前挂上最低挡。 5. Stay in low gear.保持低挡行驶。 6. The car was in fourth gear.汽车当时挂的是四挡。 7. He changed down into third gear as we approached the corner.我们驶近拐角处时, 他减速换至三挡。 8. Leave the car in gear so it won't roll down the hill.把汽车挂上挡, 别让它溜下山坡。 9. fishing gear钓鱼用具 10. We took off our riding gear.我们脱下了骑装。 11. protective gear防护衣 12. police in riot gear穿防暴服的警察 13. the type of gear I used to wear as a teenager我十几岁时常穿的那种衣服 14. I used to wear trendy gear, but it just looked ridiculous.我过去经常穿时髦衣服, 但是看起来非常滑稽。 15. They helped us put our gear back into the van.他们帮我们把东西放回客货车上。 16. Are these people using gear?这些人是不是在吸毒？ 17. His mind was in gear.他的思维十分活跃。 18. He put the truck in gear and drove on.他把卡车挂上挡开走了。 19. We must gear our output to current demand.我们必须调整产量, 适应当前的需求。 20. My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.我训练的目标是在慕尼黑夺得金牌。 21. a prison policy which has been geared to punishment rather than rehabilitation旨在对犯人施以惩罚而非使其改过自新的监狱政策 22. Our service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled.我们的服务宗旨是满足残疾人的需求。 23. Jobcentres are not geared to meet the needs of highly qualified people.就业服务中心并不是以高素质人才的需求为导向的。 24. An automobile moves when the motor is geared to the rear wheels.汽车的发动机连接于后轮时，汽车开动了。 25. to gear up a car开快车 26. to gear production to demand调整生产使之适应需求 27. The cogs gear smoothly.该组齿轮运转灵活。 28. he was belting along in fifth gear.他挂在第五挡一路飞驰。 29. designer gear.名牌服装。 30. it's geared too high for serious off-road use.挡挂得太高，不宜在路况不好的野外行驶。 31. the captain revved the engines and put them in gear.机长加快发动机转速，使其进入工作状态。 32. I've got to get my act in gear.我得采取行动了。 33. now the champions moved up a gear.这些冠军付出了更大的努力。 34. she took the engine out of gear.她将引擎停下。 35. sometimes his brain seems to slip out of gear.有时候，他的脑袋好像不听使唤了。 36. a nation geared for war.全国已经进入备战状态。 37. the region started togear up for the tourist season.这个地区开始为旅游季节的到来做准备。 38. a city not geared up to an outdoor lifestyle.一个还没有为户外生活方式做好准备的城市。 39. Most cars have four or five forward gears and a reverse.大多数汽车有四个或五个前车档和一个倒车档。 40. first/second/top/reverse gear第一╱第二╱高速╱倒车档 41. to change gear换档 42. camping/fishing/sports gear露营╱钓鱼╱体育用具 43. the landing gear of an aeroplane飞机的起落架 44. There is a special course geared towards the older learner.有一门课程是专为年长学员开设的。 45. fishing gear渔具 46. I somehow managed to pack all my gear into one suitcase.我想法子把我所有的装备都塞到了一个手提箱里。 47. soldiers in full combat gear全副武装的士兵 48. wearing protective gear穿着防护服 49. rain gear [=waterproof clothes worn in the rain]雨衣 50. She wears trendy gear.她衣着时尚。 51. a complicated arrangement of gears and shafts齿轮和轴的复杂组合 52. a car with four forward gears有四个前进挡的汽车 53. "Halfway up the hill, my bike slipped out of gear."骑到半山腰，我的自行车就掉挡了。 54. He put the car in/into gear [=he moved the lever that controls the car's gears into the position that allows the car to begin moving] and drove away.他挂上挡把车开走了。 55. (US) She shifted into low/high gear. = (Brit) She changed into bottom/top gear. [=she changed to a gear that allows for a slower/faster rate of speed]她挂上了低速挡/高速挡。 56. He once again changed gears in his career.他又一次改变了自己的职业生涯。 57. "She's decided to shift gears, quit her job, and go back to school."她决定换个活法，辞掉工作重返校园。 58. We need to get in gear [=get going] if we want to finish this project on time.要想按时完成这个项目，我们需要更有效率地工作。 59. She finally got her career in gear. [=finally started to be successful in her career]她的事业终于步入了正轨。 60. "(US, informal + impolite) He angrily told him to get his ass in gear. [=to get going, to start moving or doing something much more quickly]"他生气地叫他赶紧开始干活儿。 61. The book is geared toward children. [=the book is intended to be used by children]这本书适合儿童阅读。 62. software geared to the needs of the first-time user适合初次使用者需求的软件 63. The program is geared for/to/toward a young audience.这档节目适合年轻观众。 64. The system is geared [=designed] to handle several tasks at once.这个系统可同时处理多项任务。 65. The team is gearing up for a comeback.这支球队正蓄势待发，准备东山再起。 66. Manufacturers are gearing up to produce more merchandise.制造商们正准备生产更多商品。 67. The coach is gearing up the team for a comeback.教练正在为球队东山再起做准备。 68. The team is geared up for a win.球队已为获胜做好准备。