freewheel.
/free-hweel, -weel/US // ˈfriˈʰwil, -ˈwil //UK // (ˌfriːˈwiːl) //
飞轮,空转轮,自由轮,空转离合器
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n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a device in the transmission of a motor vehicle that automatically disengages the drive shaft whenever it begins to turn more rapidly than the engine.
- ›a form of rear bicycle wheel that has a device freeing it from the driving mechanism, as when the pedals are stopped in coasting.
v.verb · 无主动词
- 1.
- › to coast with the wheels disengaged from the driving mechanism.
- ›to move or function freely, independently, unconcernedly, or the like: The two friends freewheeled around the country after graduation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as incoast
Forms: freewheeling
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