ride
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ride | |
| he / she / it rides | |
| past simple rode | |
| past participle ridden | |
| -ing form riding |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and control it as it moves 驾驭马匹；骑马 I learnt to ride as a child. 我小时候就学会了骑马。 - + adv./prep.
They rode along narrow country lanes. 他们骑马走在狭窄的乡村小路上。 He was riding on a large black horse. 他骑在一匹高大的黑马上。 He rode fifty miles on horseback. 他骑马走了50英里。 - ride something
to ride a horse 骑马 to ride a pony/ donkey/camel 骑小马/驴/骆驼 She had never ridden a horse before. 她以前从没骑过马。 He's ridden six winners so far this year (= in horse racing). 他今年到目前为止已六次在赛马中夺标。
Homophones road | rode | rowedroad rode rowedExtra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa1At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset. 在电影的结尾，他们骑马消失在落日余晖中。 They rode hard all night. 他们艰难地骑了一晚上的车。 We were riding along a dusty trail. 我们沿着一条满是尘土的小道骑马。 riding bareback on a circus horse 骑杂技团的无鞍马
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- hard
- slowly
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- teach somebody how to
- …
- along
- down
- from
- …
- go horseback riding
- go riding
- go riding(British English)(North American English go horseback riding)[intransitive]
to spend time riding a horse for pleasure 骑马（消遣） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- hard
- slowly
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- teach somebody how to
- …
- along
- down
- from
- …
- go horseback riding
- go riding
- [transitive, intransitive]
to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc. 骑；驾驶 - ride something + adv./prep.
The boys were riding their bikes around the streets. 男孩子们骑着自行车在街上兜风。 - ride something
He rode a Harley Davidson. 他骑着一辆哈雷摩托车。 It 's like riding a bicycle: one day you can't and the next day you can. 这就像骑自行车:一天你不能，第二天你可以。 - + adv./prep.
The ground there is too rough to ride over. 那里地面高低不平，无法骑车。
- ride something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger 搭乘；乘坐 - + adv./prep.
I walked back while the others rode in the car. 别人都乘车，而我是走回来的。 - ride something (North American English)
to ride a train/the subway/an elevator 乘坐火车/地铁/电梯 - ride something + adv./prep. (North American English)
She rode the bus to school every day. 她每天乘公共汽车去上学。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya1The widow and children rode in the first car after the coffin. 寡妇和孩子们在棺材后乘坐第一辆车。 The men loaded my stuff onto the pick-up and I rode with them in the cab. 那几个人把我的东西放到小货车上，我和他们一同坐进驾驶室开走了。 He rides the subway every day. 他每天都坐地铁。 You could ride right along the coast by tram. 你可以坐有轨电车沿着海边走。
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
to float or be supported on water or air 漂浮；飘浮 - [transitive] ride something
to go through or over an area on a horse, bicycle, etc. （骑马、自行车等）穿越，翻越 - [transitive] ride somebody (North American English)
to criticize or tease somebody in an annoying way 数落；嘲弄
horse马
bicycle/motorcycle自行车；摩托车
in vehicle车辆
on water/air在水面／空中
go through area穿越
criticize批评
Word OriginOld English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten.
Idioms
be riding for a fall
to be doing something that involves risks and that may end in disaster 做事莽撞；做招致风险的事
be riding high
to be successful or very confident 获得成功；信心十足 The company is riding high this year. 公司今年生意很好。
if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
- (saying)
wishing for something does not make it happen 想有不见得就有；愿望不等于事实
let something ride
to decide to do nothing about a problem that you know you may have to deal with later 决定对…不立即采取行动 He was rude to me but I let it ride this time. 他对我很粗鲁，但这次我没有理会。
ride the crest of something
to enjoy great success or support because of a particular situation or event （因某种情况）处于鼎盛时期
ride herd on somebody/something
- (North American English, informal)
to keep watch or control over somebody/something 监视；对某人／某物严加控制 police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets 警方监视着街上成群结队的年轻人
ride, etc. roughshod over somebody (especially British English)
(North American English usually run roughshod over somebody)
to treat somebody badly and not worry about their feelings 骑： 不善待人，不用担心自己的感受
ride shotgun
- (especially North American English, informal)
to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck 坐在车的前排座位上
ride a/the wave of something