n (1)车(机)轮(solid disk or circular ring connected by spokes to a hub)[C]： a bicycle/cart/rag/front/driving/fly/gear/change～自行车/大车/抛光/前/主动/飞/齿/变速轮; the～s of a watch 表轮; turn/tyre a～转动轮子/给车轮上轮胎; grease/oil the～s 给轮子上油; a library on～s 流动图书馆; Most vehicles have four～s. 大多数车辆有四个轮子。Carts，cars and trains run on～s. 大车、汽车和火车靠轮子运行。The refrigerator is mounted on～s. 冰箱安有脚轮。The～goes round. 车轮旋转。The～s of the train squealed against the metal tracks. 火车车轮与轨道摩擦发出轰鸣声。The～came off. 轮子掉了。a big～(fig) 要人; a cog in the～(fig)大机构中的小人物;〖同〗roller，ring，circle;

(2)以轮子为主的机器(machine which is mainly composed of a wheel or wheels)[C](尤用于合成词)：a spinning-～纺车;a potter's/water～制陶转盘/水车; ride a～骑自行车; lock the～s 刹车;〖同〗machine;

(3)方向盘，舵轮(steering-wheel)[C，通常sing]： sit behind the～驾车;Will you take the～? 你来开车好吗? The captain took the～in the big storm. 船长在大风暴中掌舵。We need a capable man to take the～so as to prosper our factory.(fig) 我们需要一个有能力的人来管理，使我们的工厂繁荣昌盛。

(4)(尤整列士兵)旋转(movement，esp one by which a line of soldiers turns quickly on one end)[C]：a left/right～向左/右转;The soldiers make a～to the left. 士兵们向左转。〖同〗turn;

(5)圈(ring)[C]：Buy one of those big～s of cheese. 买那种大圈奶酪。

at/behind the wheel 1)驾驶：No talking to the man at the～. 勿与司机交谈。2)掌管：He will be at/behind the～of the firm when his father retires. 他父亲退休后，他将掌管公司。

grease/oil the wheels 疏通关系：The manager asked his friend to grease/to oil the～s so his company could borrow money from the bank. 经理要他的朋友打通关系，以便他的公司可以从银行贷款。

set/put (the) wheels in motion 实施：The contract has been signed， and what to do next is to set/put the～s in motion. 合同已经签好，下一步要做的是实施。

wheels within wheels 难以理解的复杂情况： Nobody knows the reason，there are～s within～s. 谁也不知道是什么原因，情况太错综复杂了。

→′wheelbarrow n 独轮(手推)车;′wheelbase n 轴距;′wheelchair n 轮 椅;′wheelless adj 无轮子的;′wheelman n 舵手;骑车人;′wheelwright n 车轮匠;

v(1)推，拉(push or pull)[T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv]：～a barrow/a cart 推独轮车/手推车;～the bike across the road/along the pavement 推着自行车过马路/沿人行道走;The nurse～ed the trolley up to the bed. 护士把小脚轮车一直推到病床前。～the cart over to the checkout counter 把手推车推到结账台;〖同〗roll，push，pull，drag;

(2)用车运载(carry sb/sth in a vehicle)[T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv]：～the rubbish (out) to the dump 把垃圾运到垃圾堆;She was～ed to the lift. 她被人用轮椅推向电梯。～sb to the operating theatre on a trolley 用担架车把某人送到手术室;I～the baby out/around in the fresh air every day. 我每天用婴儿车推着婴儿出去/四处转悠呼吸新鲜空气。～sb (sth) away/off/in 把……推走/推走/推进来;～the dinner up 把饭推出来;

(3)盘旋，旋转(move in circles)[I，I+prep，I+adv]：The plane banked and～ed. 飞机倾斜着盘旋飞行。Dancers～ed gracefully on the ballroom floor. 跳舞者在舞厅的地板上优美地旋转着。～into a dead lane 转入一条死胡同; The gulls are～ing over the sea. 海鸥在海上盘旋。A flock of birds are～ing above us/the dead animal/the house. 一群鸟儿在我们头上/死去的动物上面/屋顶上盘旋。The vultures were～ing overhead/back and forth. 秃鹫在头上盘旋/飞来飞去。The sills of the windmill are～ing round. 风车的叶片旋转着。〖同〗rotate，revolve，spin，whirl;

(4)突然转身，使转过来((cause sth/sb to)turn or change direction(suddenly))[I，I+adv(round/around)，T+n+adv]：I called him and he～ed (to face me). 我叫他，他突然转过身(面对我)。 Left/Right～! 向左/右转!The soldiers～ed to the right/the left. 士兵们向右/左转。She～ed round(around) at the sound of her name/in amazement to face her accusers. 听到有人喊她的名字，她转过身来/她突然吃惊地转过身来面对原告。The rider～ed his horse about/around. 骑手突然拨转马头。～the chair around 突然把椅子转过来;〖同〗turn;

wheel and deal 讨价还价(infml，尤AmE)：They～ed and dealt for several times before reaching the agreement. 在达成协议之前，他们讨价还价了一番。

wheel about(v adv)突然改变主意(vi)：Whatever made the chairman～about like that? 究竟是什么使主席突然变了卦?

→′wheeled adj 有轮子的;′wheeler n 旋转者(物);′wheeler-dealer n 有心计者;′wheel-house n (船上的)驾驶室;′wheeling n 路的好坏;旋转