- [countable]
one of the round objects under a car, bicycle, bus, etc. that turns when it moves 轮；车轮；轮子 He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. 他猛然刹车，使得前车轮打滑了。 the rear wheels of the car 汽车的后轮 She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus. 她被公共汽车车轮压死了。 I had lightweight wheels on my bike. 我的自行车有轻便的轮子。 tractors with powered front wheels 前轮驱动的拖拉机 - on wheels
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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2A tyre blew and we had to change the wheel. 车胎爆了，我们不得不更换轮胎。 She braked too hard and the wheels locked. 她剎车太猛，车轮抱死了。 She fell under the wheels of a bus. 她倒在了公共汽车的车轮下。 The wheels were still going around. 轮子还在转动。 the sound of wheels crunching over snow 车轮轧在雪地上的嘎吱嘎吱声
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bicycle
- car
- etc.
- …
- change
- replace
- go around
- go round
- spin
- …
- arch
- base
- bearings
- …
- on wheels
- under the wheels
- [countable, usually singular]
the round object used for controlling the direction in which a car, etc. or ship moves （汽车等的）方向盘；（轮船的）舵轮 Always keep both hands on the wheel. 请始终将双手放在方向盘上。 - behind the wheel
Never get behind the wheel if you're too tired. 如果你太累了，千万不要开车。 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。 - at the wheel
A car swept past with Laura at the wheel. 劳拉驱车疾驰而过。 Do you want to take the wheel (= drive) now? 你现在想开车吗？ She fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a tree. 她开车时睡着了，撞到了一棵树上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterb1I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the wheel. 我先开了 200 英里，然后由史蒂夫驾驶。 I saw the car drive past, but didn't recognize the woman behind the wheel. 我看见汽车开过去了，却没有认出开车的女子。 I spend a lot of time behind the wheel. 我很多时间都在开车。 The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the wheel. 公共汽车又出发了，由另一名司机驾驶。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + wheel- grip
- hold
- turn
- …
- lock
- at the wheel
- behind the wheel
- keep your hands on the steering wheel
- put your hands on the steering wheel
- take your hands off the steering wheel
- …
- wheels[plural] (informal)
a car 汽车 - [countable]
a flat, round part in a machine 机轮 gear wheels 齿轮
- wheels[plural] wheel (of something)
an organization or a system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand 错综复杂的机构（或系统） (in adjectives 构成形容词 having the number or type of wheels mentioned 有…轮的 a sixteen-wheeled lorry 十六轮大卡车
(in nouns 构成名词 a car, bicycle, etc. with the number of wheels mentioned 有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等） a three-wheeler 三轮机动车
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bicycle
- car
- etc.
- …
- change
- replace
- go around
- go round
- spin
- …
- arch
- base
- bearings
- …
- on wheels
- under the wheels
on/in vehicles车辆
in machine机器
organization/system组织；系统
-wheeled有…轮
-wheeler有…轮子的车
Word OriginOld English hwēol (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit cakra ‘wheel, circle’ and Greek kuklos ‘circle’.
Idioms
asleep at the wheel | asleep on the job
(North American English also asleep at the switch)
not paying enough attention to what you need to do 没有充分注意你需要做什么 Let's hope the regulators are not asleep at the wheel. 让我们希望监管者不是在开车时睡着了。 They were asleep on the job as the financial crisis deepened. 随着金融危机的加深，他们在工作中睡着了。 Someone must have been asleep at the switch to alow this to happen. 发生这种事时，一定有人在睡觉。
a cog in the machine/wheel
- (informal)
a person who is a small part of a large organization （大机构中的）小职员，小成员
oil the wheels (British English)
(North American English grease the wheels)
to help something to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics （尤指在商业上或政治上）起促进作用
put your shoulder to the wheel
to start working very hard at a particular task 着手大干起来；全力以赴 Everyone is going to have to put their shoulder to the wheel. 每个人都必须全力以赴。
put a spoke in somebody’s wheel
- (British English)
to prevent somebody from putting their plans into operation 破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人实行计划
reinvent the wheel
to waste time creating something that already exists and works well 重复发明；无谓地重复；浪费时间做无用功 There’s no point in us reinventing the wheel. 我们没有必要重新发明轮子。
wheels within wheels