Word · Frequency #23337
tricycle
三轮车
a three-wheeled vehicle moved by foot pedals, typically used by young children
- 1.
A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
有三个轮子的脚踏车,通常供幼儿使用。
- 2.
a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
三轮脚踏车；用脚蹬驱动的三轮车
有三个轮子的脚踏车,通常供幼儿使用。；三轮脚踏车；用脚蹬驱动的三轮车
In use
The little boy rides his tricycle around the garden every morning.
She learned to pedal a tricycle before she got her first bicycle.
We bought a red tricycle for my daughter's third birthday.
ride a tricycle
The child is learning to ride a tricycle.
孩子正在学习骑三轮车。
on a tricycle
She rode down the street on her tricycle.
她骑着她的三轮车沿街而下。
a child's tricycle
“儿童三轮车”常简称为“童车”。
He bought a red child's tricycle for his daughter.
Connections
Collocations
- ride a tricycle
- 骑三轮车
- The little girl loves to ride her tricycle in the yard.这个小女孩喜欢在院子里骑她的三轮车。
- pedal a tricycle
- 蹬三轮车
- He pedaled the tricycle slowly along the sidewalk.他沿着人行道慢慢地蹬着三轮车。
- children's tricycle
- 儿童三轮车
- This children's tricycle comes with a removable push handle.这辆儿童三轮车配有一个可拆卸的推把。
- delivery tricycle
- 送货三轮车
- The shop uses a delivery tricycle to bring groceries to nearby customers.这家商店用送货三轮车为附近的顾客运送杂货。
Synonyms
- trike
- 三轮车（非正式） · 常作为 tricycle 的非正式简写，在口语中可替换，但正式场合不宜使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tri谐音‘三’，cycle是‘轮子’，合起来就是三个轮子的儿童脚踏车。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：儿童玩具、日常出行 该词通常用于日常语境，多指儿童骑的三轮脚踏车；正式场合较少使用，但在描述车辆类型时也可以中性使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为tricycles。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Tricycle /ˈtrɪsɪkəl/ contains tri- and -cycle. Trick, trip and triple share the initial /trɪ/ sound. Bicycle shares the unstressed ending /sɪkəl/. Cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ and motorcycle /ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl/ are lookalikes with /saɪkəl/, so they do not rhyme with tricycle.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.