wheel
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or…A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
» Tom fell asleep at the wheel.
Том уснул за рулём.
Значение
значений: 23A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
(разговорное, with definite article)A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
He fell asleep at the wheel.
The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
A spinning wheel.
A potter's wheel.
The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
(сленг)A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
(устаревшее, сленг)A superuser on certain systems.
(сленг)The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
(сленг)The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
A wheelrim.
A round portion of cheese.
Примеры
предложений: 383Tom fell asleep at the wheel.
Том уснул за рулём.
The driver turned the wheel to the right.
Водитель повернул руль вправо.
The police believe Tom may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
В полиции считают, что Том мог уснуть за рулём.
The police said Tom may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
Полиция объявила, что Том, возможно, уснул за рулём.
The police believe that Tom may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
В полиции считают, что Том мог уснуть за рулём.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 2
По значениям 2
По значениям 3
Происхождение
From Middle English whel, from Old English hwēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hwehwl, from PFrom Middle English whel, from Old English hwēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hwehwl, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, *hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos, *kʷékʷléh₂, reduplication of *kʷel- (“to turn”) and a suffix (literally "(the thing that) turns and turns"). See also West Frisian tsjil, Dutch wiel, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish hjul; also Tocharian B kokale (“cart, wagon”), Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “cycle, wheel”), Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀 (caxra), Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá); and Latin colō (“to till, cultivate”), Tocharian A and Tocharian B käl- (“to bear; bring”), Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō, “to come into existence, become”), Old Church Slavonic коло (kolo, “wheel”), Albanian sjell (“to bring, carry, turn around”), Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (caraⁱti, “it circulates”), Sanskrit चरति (cárati, “it moves, wanders”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and kike.
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Формы
мн. число: wheelsСинонимы
синонимов: 10- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims:rack
- game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in:roulette wheel
- a handwheel that is used for steering:steering wheel
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals:bicyclebikecycle
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 280Сочетаемость
шаблонов: 7- behind the wheel
- at the wheel
- the ferris wheel
- steering wheel
- the steering wheel
- ferris wheel
- take the wheel