wheel

noun

车辆 on/in vehicles

1. 轮；车轮；轮子
   one of the round objects under a car, bicycle, bus, etc. that turns when it moves
   1. He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
      他猛然刹车，使得前车轮打滑了。
   2. One of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on wheels .
      一个男孩用下面装着轮子的小箱子推着另一个男孩。
2. （汽车等的）方向盘；（轮船的）舵轮
   the round object used to steer a car, etc. or ship
   1. This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident.
      这是出车祸以来我头一次坐在方向盘前。
   2. A car swept past with Laura at the wheel .
      劳拉驾驶一辆汽车疾驰而过。
   3. Do you want to take the wheel (= drive) now?
      你现在想开车吗？
3. 汽车
   a car
   1. At last he had his own wheels.
      他终于有了自己的汽车。

机器 in machine

4. 机轮
   a flat round part in a machine
   1. gear wheels
      齿轮

组织；系统 organization/system

5. 错综复杂的机构（或系统）
   an organization or a system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand
   1. the wheels of bureaucracy/commerce/government, etc.
      复杂的官僚、商务、政府等机构
   2. It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion (= started the process) .
      这是罗布的主意。我只不过是让它运作起来而已。

有…轮 -wheeled

6. 有…轮的
   having the number or type of wheels mentioned
   1. a sixteen-wheeled lorry
      十六轮大卡车

有…轮子的车 -wheeler

7. 有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等）
   a car, bicycle, etc. with the number of wheels mentioned
   1. a three-wheeler
      三轮机动车

verb

用轮子移动 move sth with wheels

1. 推（或拉）有轮之物
   to push or pull sth that has wheels
   1. She wheeled her bicycle across the road.
      她推着自行车穿过了马路。
2. 用有轮之物推动（或拉动、移动）…
   to move sb/sth that is in or on sth that has wheels
   1. The nurse wheeled him along the corridor.
      护士推着他沿楼道走。

旋转 move in circle

3. 转动；旋转；打转；盘旋
   to move or fly in a circle
   1. Birds wheeled above us in the sky.
      鸟儿在我们上空盘旋。

快速转向 turn quickly

4. （使）迅速转身，猛然转身
   to turn quickly or suddenly and face the opposite direction; to make sb/sth do this
   1. She wheeled around and started running.
      她突然转身就跑。
   2. He wheeled his horse back to the gate.
      他突然掉转马头返回到大门。

1. N-COUNT 轮;轮子;车轮
   The wheels of a vehicle are the circular objects which are fixed underneath it and which enable it to move along the ground.
   1. The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road.
      路面上有些油，汽车车轮经过时直打滑。
2. N-COUNT 机轮
   A wheel is a circular object which forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part.
   1. ...an eighteenth century mill with a water wheel.
      一个带有水轮的18世纪磨粉机
3. N-COUNT 方向盘
   The wheel of a car or other vehicle is the circular object that is used to steer it. The wheel is used in expressions to talk about who is driving a vehicle. For example, if someone is at the wheel of a car, they are driving it.
   1. My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel...
      我的副驾驶突然抓住了方向盘。
   2. Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage...
      由柯蒂斯开车，他们启程返回小屋。
   3. Roberto handed Flynn the keys and let him take the wheel.
      罗伯托把钥匙递给弗林，让他开车。
4. N-PLURAL 汽车
   People sometimes refer to a car as wheels .
   1. 'Do you own a house?' — 'No. But I have wheels.'
      “你有房吗？”——“没有，但我有车。”
5. VERB 推(带轮子的物体)
   If you wheel an object that has wheels somewhere, you push it along.
   1. He wheeled his bike into the alley at the side of the house...
      他把自行车推进了房子旁的小巷中。
   2. They wheeled her out on the stretcher.
      他们用担架床把她推了出去。
6. VERB (动物、鸟禽等)转圈，旋转，盘旋
   If something such as a group of animals or birds wheels, it moves in a circle.
   1. A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
      一群乌鸦在头顶上盘旋。
7. VERB (因惊讶、震惊或生气)突然转身
   If you wheel around, you turn around suddenly where you are standing, often because you are surprised, shocked, or angry.
   1. He wheeled around to face her...
      他突然转过身来面对她。
   2. She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
      她突然转身，朝收银台走去。
8. N-SING (尤指多次发生相同的情形)命运之轮
   You use wheel in expressions such as the wheel of fortune to refer to the changes that take place in life, especially when you are referring to the fact that the same situations occur more than once.
   1. The wheel of fortune will swing round again; in politics, it always does...
      风水会轮流转；在政治上，它总是如此。
   2. In his view the wheel of history could not be turned back.
      在他看来历史的车轮不能倒退。
9. 他知道行政机关办事效率低。 → see: He knows the wheels of administration turn slowly.
10. PHRASE (各种影响、原因和行动交织在一起的)错综复杂的情况
    If you say that there are wheels within wheels, you mean that there are a number of different influences, reasons, and actions which together make a situation complicated and difficult to understand.
    1. Our culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels.
       我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。
11. See also: Catherine wheel meals on wheels potter's wheel spare wheel spinning wheel steering wheel water wheel

1. An oil seal was replaced, along with both front wheel bearings.
   换了一个油封和两个前轮轴承。
2. Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.
   令人遗憾的是我开起吉普来还是笨手笨脚。
3. Engine cut-out devices and steering wheel locks do not protect the car's contents.
   发动机断电装置和方向盘锁无法保护汽车的内部。
4. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim
   我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上，导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
5. He downshifted and turned the steering wheel.
   他调到低速挡，转动方向盘。
6. The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
   纺车是中国人的发明。
7. America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.
   如果制造的汽车方向盘是装在右边的，美国可能会在这些岛屿卖出更多的汽车。
8. The wheel is designed with obstacles in the ball's path to randomise its movement
   设计轮盘时在小球的行进路线上设置了障碍，以使其运动随机化。
9. Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph
   以每小时60英里的速度前进的车轮很快就会磨出洞来。
10. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
    他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。
11. The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road.
    路面上有些油，汽车车轮经过时直打滑。
12. My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel
    我的副驾驶突然抓住了方向盘。
13. Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage
    由柯蒂斯开车，他们启程返回小屋。
14. Roberto handed Flynn the keys and let him take the wheel.
    罗伯托把钥匙递给弗林，让他开车。
15. 'Do you own a house?' — 'No. But I have wheels.'
    “你有房吗？”——“没有，但我有车。”
16. He wheeled his bike into the alley at the side of the house
    他把自行车推进了房子旁的小巷中。
17. They wheeled her out on the stretcher.
    他们用担架床把她推了出去。
18. A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
    一群乌鸦在头顶上盘旋。
19. He wheeled around to face her
    他突然转过身来面对她。
20. She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
    她突然转身，朝收银台走去。
21. The wheel of fortune will swing round again; in politics, it always does
    风水会轮流转；在政治上，它总是如此。
22. In his view the wheel of history could not be turned back.
    在他看来历史的车轮不能倒退。
23. He knows the wheels of administration turn slowly.
    他知道行政机关办事效率低。
24. Our culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels.
    我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。
25. Unauthorized vehicles will be wheel clamped or towed away.
    未经许可停放的车辆将会被轮夹锁住或拖走。
26. Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure.
    任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。
27. The front wheel of the bicycle was out of shape.
    自行车的前轮变形了。
28. The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.
    历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
29. The wheel of the car has come off.
    汽车车轮掉了。
30. The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.
    齿轮互相啮合。

wheel sth↔out

1. 故伎重演
   to show or use sth to help you do sth, even when it has often been seen or heard before

n.

wheels within wheels

• 错综复杂；盘根错节
  a situation which is difficult to understand because it involves complicated or secret processes and decisions
  1. There are wheels within wheels in this organization─you never really know what is going on.
     这个机构里错综复杂，你永远搞不清到底是怎么回事。

a cog in the machine/wheel

• （大机构中的）小职员，小成员
  a person who is a small part of a large organization

grease the wheels

grease the wheels

oil the wheels

• （尤指在商业上或政治上）起促进作用
  to help sth to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics

reinvent the wheel

• 重复发明；无谓地重复；浪费时间做无用功
  to waste time creating sth that already exists and works well

put your shoulder to the wheel

• 着手大干起来；全力以赴
  to start working very hard at a particular task

put a spoke in sb's wheel

• 破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人实行计划
  to prevent sb from putting their plans into operation

v.

wheel and deal

• （在商界或政界）工于心计；（以不正当的方式）进行纷繁复杂的交易，周旋
  to do a lot of complicated deals in business or politics, often in a dishonest way

noun

1. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

   Synonym:    bicyclebikecycle

2. an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

   Synonym:    rack

3. game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling

   Synonym:    roulette wheel

4. a handwheel that is used for steering

   Synonym:    steering wheel

5. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

6. a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel

7. forces that provide energy and direction
   1. the wheels of government began to turn

verb

1. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
   1. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

   Synonym:    roll

2. ride a bicycle

   Synonym:    bicyclecyclebikepedal

3. change directions as if revolving on a pivot
   1. They wheeled their horses around and left

   Synonym:    wheel around

4. wheel somebody or something

   Synonym:    wheel around