motorcycle
UK/'məʊtəsaɪk(ə)l/US/'mәutәsaikl/
IELTS中考高考B1
释义
n.
A two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine.
摩托车:由发动机驱动的两轮车。
v.
To ride or travel on a motorcycle.
骑摩托车(出行)。
词根拆分
词根派生motor + cycle(轮)=「装了发动机的车」——给自行车架装上引擎。它把拉丁成分(motor,源自 movēre「移动」)和希腊成分(cycle,源自 kyklos「轮」)拼在一起。
词根 cycle 还连着 3 个词常用搭配
- 1.ride a motorcycle骑摩托车
- 2.motorcycle helmet摩托车头盔
- 3.motorcycle accident摩托车事故
例句
- 1.
He rode his motorcycle along the coast at sunset.
日落时分,他骑着摩托车沿海岸行驶。
- 2.
Always wear a helmet when you ride a motorcycle.
骑摩托车时一定要戴头盔。
- 3.
They motorcycled across the desert in a single week.
他们用一周时间骑摩托车穿越了沙漠。