bicycle
bicycle — noun
1. a small vehicle with a seat, handlebars, and two wheels that the rider makes mov
a small vehicle with a seat, handlebars, and two wheels that the rider makes move by pressing foot pedals
Lena locked her bicycle outside the library before her English class.
collocation: lock a bicycle
A blue bicycle stood beside the park gate after the rain.
A shop worker fixed Noah's bicycle while his father bought a helmet.
Two girls rode their bicycles down the quiet street after lunch.
After the flat tire, Priya pushed her bicycle home from school.
- bike
the usual shorter informal word in everyday speech
- cycle
common in British English and in transport or sport contexts
- pedal bike
used when contrasting it with a motorbike or an e-bike
文法句型
ride a bicycle
on a bicycle
by bicycle
用法筆記
Bike is the shorter informal word heard more often in everyday conversation. Bicycle is neutral and common in signs, rules, and more careful speech.
常見錯誤
bicycle — verb
1. to go somewhere on a bicycle, often as a regular way of getting around
to go somewhere on a bicycle, often as a regular way of getting around
Diego bicycles to the station when the first bus is full.
pattern: bicycle to + place
In spring, many students bicycle along the river after class.
pattern: bicycle along + route
After lunch, Emma bicycled home with a bag of oranges.
On dry mornings, Mr. Wu bicycles over the bridge to work.
Several nurses bicycled through town before the road race began.
文法句型
bicycle to + place
bicycle along + route
bicycle home
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by a route or destination word such as to, home, through, or along. In everyday speech, many speakers prefer ride a bike instead of the verb bicycle.