Word · Frequency #4491
tyre
轮胎
a rubber hoop that covers a wheel
- 1.
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
车轮周围的环形保护罩,通常由橡胶或塑料复合材料制成,可充气或实心。
- 2.
The metal rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.
车轮的金属轮辋或轮辋上的金属覆盖物,通常为钢或锻铁,用于马车、火车车厢及机车。
提尔；车轮周围的环形保护罩,通常由橡胶或塑料复合材料制成,可充气或实心。；车轮的金属轮辋或轮辋上的金属覆盖物,通常为钢或锻铁,用于马车、火车车厢及机车。
In use
I need to buy a new tyre for my bicycle before the trip.
The mechanic checked the pressure in each tyre and found one was flat.
Driving with worn tyres can be dangerous on wet roads.
a tyre on [vehicle]
表示轮胎在车辆上的位置。
The tyre on the car is flat.
汽车上的轮胎瘪了。
change a tyre
常见动词搭配。
He changed the tyre.
他换了轮胎。
tyre [object]
及物动词用法，较少见。
They tyre the wheel.
他们给轮子装轮胎。
Connections
Collocations
- flat tyre
- 瘪了的轮胎
- I had a flat tyre on the way to work.我在上班路上轮胎瘪了。
- change a tyre
- 换轮胎
- He stopped to change a tyre on the highway.他在高速公路上停下来换轮胎。
- tyre pressure
- 轮胎气压
- You should check your tyre pressure regularly.你应该定期检查轮胎气压。
- spare tyre
- 备胎
- The car comes with a spare tyre in the boot.这辆车后备箱里有一个备胎。
- tyre tread
- 轮胎胎面花纹
- The tyre tread was worn down and needed replacing.轮胎胎面花纹磨平了，需要更换。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
轮胎 tyre，对比 tire 多了一个 y，y 像轮胎花纹。
Context & Register
汽车/自行车轮胎；中性语境，正式与非正式场合均常见
Grammar Note
名词指轮胎，可数；动词指装轮胎，及物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending sound /aɪə/ as 'tyre'. Note: 'lyre' and 'pyre' share the '-yre' spelling, while the others use '-ire'. 'tire' is a spelling variant of 'tyre' (American) with identical pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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