cycle
cycle — 名詞
1. A two-wheeled vehicle that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.
腳踏車
靠腳踩踏板前進的兩輪交通工具
A two-wheeled vehicle that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.
Shirin parked her cycle outside the library and went in to study.
Shirin 把腳踏車停在圖書館外面，然後進去唸書。
The red cycle next to the café belongs to a young nurse named Hari.
咖啡店旁邊那輛紅色腳踏車是一位叫 Hari 的年輕護士的。
cycle used as countable noun for bicycle
When the chain on Femi's cycle broke, he walked the rest of the way.
Femi 的腳踏車鏈條斷了，他只好走路回家。
A basket strapped to the front of Trang's cycle held fresh vegetables from the market.
Trang 的腳踏車前面裝了一個籃子，裝著從市場買的新鮮蔬菜。
Benjamin's cycle was old but still got him safely to school every morning.
Benjamin 的腳踏車雖然舊了，但還是每天安全地載他到學校。
- bicycle
The most common term; 'bicycle' sounds slightly more formal than 'cycle'.
- bike
Informal short form; very common in spoken English.
- two-wheeler
Informal and less common; refers to any vehicle with two wheels.
文法句型
cycle + verb (as subject)
possessive + cycle
article/determiner + cycle
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'bicycle' or 'bike' is more common than 'cycle' in American English. 'Cycle' is more frequent in British English for referring to a bicycle.
常見錯誤
2. A set of happenings or stages that follow one after another in a fixed order and
循環
以固定順序一再發生的事件序列
A set of happenings or stages that follow one after another in a fixed order and typically begin again once they finish.
The seasons follow a natural cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
四季遵循著春、夏、秋、冬的自然循環。
cycle of + [seasons] natural repeated pattern
Doctors studied the sleep cycle of nurses who worked through the night.
醫生研究了在夜間工作的護理人員的睡眠週期。
Breaking the cycle of debt is difficult without help from family or friends.
若沒有家人或朋友的幫助，很難打破負債的惡性循環。
The frog's life cycle begins in a pond and ends on dry land.
青蛙的生命週期從池塘開始，在陸地上結束。
Without rain for two months, the farming cycle was completely disrupted.
連續兩個月沒有下雨，農作週期完全被打亂了。
- pattern
More general; a pattern may repeat without being a fixed sequence of distinct stages.
- rotation
Focuses on items or people taking turns in order, not necessarily repeating events in nature.
- rhythm
Implies a regular, often pleasing, beat or pattern; common for biological or musical processes.
- series
A sequence of events without the implication of repetition.
文法句型
cycle of + noun phrase
the + noun + cycle
in a cycle
用法筆記
Often appears in fixed collocations such as 'life cycle', 'business cycle', 'vicious cycle', and 'sleep cycle'. The object or domain noun typically comes before 'cycle'.
常見錯誤
3. A complete set of movements or stages that a machine, engine, or electronic devi
運轉週期
機器完整完成一輪動作的過程
A complete set of movements or stages that a machine, engine, or electronic device goes through before starting again.
The washing machine completes one full cycle in about forty minutes.
洗衣機完成一個完整的運轉週期大約需要四十分鐘。
full cycle — complete machine operation
During the drying cycle, the machine spins the clothes at very high speed.
烘乾階段時，洗衣機會以非常高的速度旋轉衣物。
Ramón set the timer so the dishwasher would start its cycle at midnight.
Ramón 設定了定時器，讓洗碗機在午夜開始運轉。
The engine's cycle includes four stages: intake, compression, power, and exhaust.
引擎的運轉週期包含四個階段：進氣、壓縮、動力、排氣。
An error message appeared halfway through the printer's printing cycle.
印表機的列印過程進行到一半時出現了錯誤訊息。
文法句型
the + noun + cycle
cycle of + noun phrase
cycle + verb
用法筆記
Commonly paired with the name of the appliance or function: 'wash cycle', 'drying cycle', 'spin cycle', 'startup cycle'. The process is typically automatic.
常見錯誤
4. A set of poems, songs, plays, or novels created by the same person and linked by
系列作品
同一作者以相同主題連貫的作品集
A set of poems, songs, plays, or novels created by the same person and linked by shared characters or themes.
The composer wrote a cycle of four songs about the changing seasons.
這位作曲家創作了一組關於四季變化的系列歌曲。
cycle of + [number] + [creative works]
Tolkien's cycle of fantasy novels follows the journey of several different characters.
Tolkien 的一系列奇幻小說講述了幾個不同角色的旅程。
The poet published a cycle of twenty sonnets exploring love and loss.
這位詩人出版了二十首探討愛情與失去的十四行詩系列。
Each story in the cycle was inspired by a different folk tale from Asia.
該系列中的每個故事都源自亞洲不同的民間傳說。
We studied a famous song cycle about the sea in our music history class.
我們在音樂史課上研討了一部關於海洋的著名聯篇歌曲。
- series
Much broader; a series of books can be unrelated in theme but connected by characters.
- sequence
Focuses on chronological order; less common for artistic works.
- collection
A collection may be a group of works that share no thematic connection.
文法句型
cycle of + plural noun
song cycle
cycle of + creative work
用法筆記
Most common in literary and music criticism. 'Song cycle' is a fixed term for a set of related songs meant to be performed together.
5. A rare baseball accomplishment where a batter safely reaches first, second, and
完全打擊
棒球員單場擊出四種安打
A rare baseball accomplishment where a batter safely reaches first, second, and third base plus home plate with base hits in one game.
The batter hit for the cycle after getting a home run in the eighth inning.
那位打者在第八局打出全壘打後，達成了完全打擊。
hit for the cycle — fixed baseball phrase
Only a few players in baseball history have managed to hit for the cycle.
棒球史上只有極少數球員曾經達成完全打擊。
Joshua watched his favourite player complete the cycle with a late triple.
Joshua 看著他最喜歡的球員在比賽後段用三壘安打完成了完全打擊。
The crowd cheered wildly when the shortstop achieved the cycle for the first time.
當游擊手首次達成完全打擊時，全場觀眾熱烈歡呼。
Hitting for the cycle requires a mix of power hitting and fast running.
要達成完全打擊，需要兼具長打能力和快速的腳程。
文法句型
hit for the cycle
hit for a cycle
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed expression 'hit for the cycle'. Can also appear as 'hit for a cycle'. The order of hits does not matter.
cycle — 動詞
1. To travel on a bike by pushing its pedals, often for transport, exercise, or enj
騎車
騎乘自行車
To travel on a bike by pushing its pedals, often for transport, exercise, or enjoyment.
Shirin cycles to work every morning when the weather is dry.
天氣好的時候，Shirin 每天早上騎腳踏車上班。
cycle to + [place] — destination pattern
Hari cycled all the way from his village to the nearest town for groceries.
Hari 從他住的村莊一路騎腳踏車到最近的鎮上買日用品。
Do you cycle on the main road or do you use the special bike lane?
你是在主要道路上騎車，還是使用專用的自行車道？
Femi learned to cycle during the summer holiday when he turned seven.
Femi 在七歲那年的暑假學會了騎腳踏車。
The children cycle along the beach path every Saturday with their father.
孩子們每個星期六跟父親一起沿著海灘步道騎腳踏車。
文法句型
cycle + adverb/preposition of direction
cycle to + place
cycle along + noun
用法筆記
This sense is more common in British English than American English. In American English, 'ride a bike' or 'bike' is preferred. The past form is 'cycled'.
常見錯誤
2. To undergo a recurring set of stages that follow a fixed order, or to cause some
循環運轉
重複經歷一系列有順序的變化
To undergo a recurring set of stages that follow a fixed order, or to cause something to undergo the same.
The economy naturally cycles through periods of growth and slowdown.
景氣會自然地歷經成長和放緩的循環。
intransitive: cycle through + [stages]
Farmers cycle their crops between fields each year to keep the soil healthy.
農夫每年在不同田地之間輪作作物，以保持土壤肥沃。
transitive: cycle + object + between + [places]
The washing machine cycles through its programme in about one hour.
洗衣機大約在一小時內完成整個運轉過程。
As the moon cycles through its phases, the height of the tides changes.
隨著月亮經歷它的相位變化，潮汐的高度也會改變。
We cycle the nursery plants between sunlight and shade for the best growth.
我們在陽光和陰影之間輪換溫室植物，以促進最佳生長。
文法句型
cycle + through + noun phrase
cycle + noun phrase + between/through
noun + cycle(s)
用法筆記
When transitive, the subject causes the object to go through the stages (e.g., 'Farmers cycle their crops'). When intransitive, the subject itself passes through stages ('The economy cycles...').