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词汇 gear
释义
gear
Theme: EXCELLENCE
mod. excellent.
This jazz is really gear!Man, what a gear pizza!
Theme: SYMBOL
n. an asterisk (*).
Why is there a gear after this word?The gear stands for anything you want it to stand for.
gear
1. adjective
very good, outstanding. Brought to the world by the Beatles, dropped from fashionable use in the mid-1960s; revived in the UK, later C20, and continues in ironic use UK, 1951. gear for somethingobsessed with, fanatical about something US, 1972
2. noun
1
marijuana; heroin; drugs in general US, 1954.
2
anything, especially anything illicit, intentionally undefined AUSTRALIA, 1975.
3
the equipment and paraphernalia associated with drug use, especially syringes, etc UK, 1996.
4
stolen goods UK, 1956.
5
stuff, things UK, 1415.
6
clothes AUSTRALIA, 1970.
7
(of a woman) the obvious physical attributes. Extended from the purely genital sense US, 1953.
8
a homosexual US, 1972. get your arse into gear; get your ass into gearto stop idling, to apply yourself to an activity, to start doing something useful US, 1914
idiomgearget in/into gear(also shift into gear)to start to happen or work in the usual or correct way, especially after having problems or doing nothing:It wasn't until Brotherton and Wasserburger entered the game that the Spartans' offense finally got in gear.India's leading political parties are shifting into gear for the forthcoming general election campaign.in top gear BrEBrEin high gear AmEdoing something successfully and with a lot of energy:The program is in high gear, and we feel it is helping a lot of children in the area.I was in my first acting job, and operating in top gear.opposite in low gear: My life seemed to be grinding along in low gear.throw sth out of gear BrEBrEto prevent a process from happening in the way that was planned, or to prevent a system from working in the way that it is supposed to work:Much of northern Europe was thrown out of gear by the lorry drivers' strike which lasted more than a week.In 1946 he wrote to his family, "All Delhi is thrown out of gear by the chaos."
phrasegear[geared, geared, gearing]
gear to/towards
be geared to sth/sbbe geared towards sth/sb to be organized or designed in a way that is suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or type of person: At Club 18-30, all of our holidays are geared to maximum fun. There is a specialized sports and fitness program which is geared towards the needs of older people.geared to/towards doing sth Many schools are totally gearing towards passing exams instead of providing a broad education.
gear up
gear up to prepare for something that is going to happen soon, or for something that may be necessary+ for Unemployment fell by more than 3,000 as the region started to gear up for the tourist season.+ to do sth Yeltsin was struggling to deal with the rebels at the same time as gearing up to run for re-election.gear yourself up Apple has been gearing itself up for the launch of its new computer, the iMac.be geared up (for sth/to do sth) (=be well prepared for sth) After years and years of married life, a lot of people aren't geared up to live independently. SIMILAR TO: prepare

gear

1. mod. excellent. This jazz is really gear!
2. n. an asterisk (*). The gear stands for anything you want it to stand for.
See:
  • change gear
  • gear
  • gear to
  • gear to (someone or something)
  • gear toward
  • gear toward (someone or something)
  • gear up
  • gear up for
  • gear up for (someone or something)
  • geared to (someone or something)
  • geared toward (someone or something)
  • get (one's) brain in gear
  • get (one's) tail in gear
  • get (oneself) in gear
  • get in(to) gear
  • get into gear
  • get one’s tail in gear
  • get your brain into gear
  • give (one) the gears
  • give someone the gears
  • grind (someone's) gears
  • high gear
  • in full gear
  • in full swing
  • in gear
  • in high gear
  • into high gear
  • move (something) into a higher gear
  • move through the gears
  • move up a gear
  • out of gear
  • reverse gears
  • second gear
  • shift gears
  • slip a cog
  • step (it) up a gear
  • swing into full gear
  • swing into gear
  • swing into high gear
  • switch gears
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