gear是什么意思_gear怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

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

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

Verb:

set the level or character of;"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

中英词源

gear 设备，齿轮

来自Proto-Germanic*garwjan, 准备，装备，词源同garb.

gear: gear: [13] The etymological meaning of gear is roughly ‘that which puts one in a state of readiness’ – hence ‘equipment, apparatus’. Its ultimate source is prehistoric Indo-European *garw-, which also produced the now obsolete English adjective yare ‘ready’ and (via Germanic, Italian, and French) garh [16]. A derivative *garwīn- passed into Old Norse as gervi, which English borrowed as gear. The mechanical sense of the word developed in the 16th century.
=> garb
gear (n.): c. 1200, "fighting equipment, armor and weapons," probably from Old Norse gørvi (plural gørvar) "apparel, gear," related to görr, gørr, gerr "skilled, accomplished; ready, willing," and to gøra, gørva "to make, construct, build; set in order, prepare," a very frequent verb in Old Norse, used in a wide range of situations from writing a book to dressing meat. This is from Proto-Germanic *garwjan "to make, prepare, equip" (cognates: Old English gearwe "clothing, equipment, ornament," which may be the source of some uses; Old Saxon garwei; Dutch gaar "done, dressed;" Old High German garo "ready, prepared, complete," garawi "clothing, dress," garawen "to make ready;" German gerben "to tan").

From early 14c. as "wearing apparel, clothes, dress;" also "harness of a draught animal; equipment of a riding horse." From late 14c. as "equipment generally; tools, utensils," especially the necessary equipment for a certain activity, as the rigging of a sailing ship. Meaning "toothed wheel in machinery" first attested 1520s; specific mechanical sense of "parts by which a motor communicates motion" is from 1814; specifically of a vehicle (bicycle, automobile, etc.) by 1888. Slang for "male sex organs" from 1670s.
gear (v.): c. 1200, "to equip oneself for fighting; to dress," probably from gear (n.) or from the verb in Old Norse. Mechanical meaning "put (machinery) in gear" is from 1851. Related: Geared; gearing.
gear (adj.): "stylish, excellent," British slang, 1951 (popularized c. 1963 by the Beatles), said to be from earlier that"s the gear, an expression of approval (1925), from gear (n.).

词态变化

复数 gears;

权威造句

1. There wasn"t enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear.: 行李舱没有足够的空间放下所有的工具。

2. She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.: 她选了低速挡小心翼翼地沿小径下行。

3. With protective gear on you can spar with a partner.: 戴上护具后可以和对手练习轻拳出击。

4. Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.: 防暴警察和数辆消防车都到了。

5. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by.: 一队队防暴警察紧张待命。

近反义词

clothes

flywheel

tools

toothed wheel

相似短语

gear into v. 连接上

gear to v. 使适合

in gear adv.齿轮连上,正常

into gear 搭上齿轮,开动运转,比喻进入运作状态.

gear with v. 适合,一致

blasting gear 爆破设备，放炮用具

buffer gear 缓冲机构

high gear n. 高速档

on top gear 以最快的速度

anticollision gear 防撞设备

单词分析

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