freewheel + down/along/through + noun phrase (e.g., a hill, a road)
用于描述车辆或骑行时利用惯性下滑。
He freewheeled down the hill on his bicycle.
他骑自行车滑下小山。
空转;空挡;传动装置中的一种机构,当从动轴转速超过主动轴时,使驱动轴与从动轴脱离。;由此产生的运行模式或状态;即空档的同义词。;自由飞轮
a transmission device that lets the driven shaft turn freely when it spins faster than the driving shaft
传动装置中的一种机构,当从动轴转速超过主动轴时,使驱动轴与从动轴脱离。
A device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
由此产生的运行模式或状态;即空档的同义词。
The mode or state of operation thus produced: Synonym of neutral.
He loves to freewheel down the hill on his bicycle without pedaling.
他喜欢骑自行车不踩踏板,靠惯性从山坡上滑行下来。
用法提示:freewheel 此处作动词,表示靠惯性滑行。
After the engine died, the car freewheeled to a stop at the side of the road.
发动机熄火后,汽车靠惯性滑行到路边停了下来。
用法提示:freewheeled 是 freewheel 的过去式,表示车辆惯性滑行。
After college, he spent a year freewheeling through Europe with no job and no plans.
大学毕业后,他花了一年时间在欧洲随心所欲地游荡,没有工作也没有计划。
用法提示:freewheeling 是 freewheel 的现在分词,在此表示不负责任地、自由地生活。
用于描述车辆或骑行时利用惯性下滑。
He freewheeled down the hill on his bicycle.
他骑自行车滑下小山。
比喻不负责任或自由自在地生活。
She freewheeled through college without any career plans.
她随心所欲地度过了大学时光,没有任何职业规划。
grammar · medium
易错句子He freewheeled his bicycle down the mountain.
正确表达He freewheeled down the mountain on his bicycle.
freewheel 作为动词时是不及物动词,表示'靠惯性滑行',不能直接接宾语。应改为在介词 on 后接宾语,或省略宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He went for a freewheel on his bike.
正确表达He went freewheeling on his bike.
freewheel 作为名词指具体机械部件(自由飞轮),而不是活动。表示'滑行'这一动作时,应使用动词原形或动名词形式 freewheeling。
'coast'强调车辆依靠惯性前进,不施加动力;'freewheel'特指使用飞轮机构滑行或比喻自由行动
'glide'表示平滑且连续的移动,通常在空中或水面,强调流畅;'freewheel'更强调无动力或自由放任
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