wheel
gb/wˈil/ us/wˈil/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2200
kerék, kormány, kormánykerék, tol, gurít, húz, hirtelen megfordul, megfordul, megperdül
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
kerék
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] has [number] wheels
The front wheel of my bike is bent.
Elgörbült a biciklim első kereke.
She replaced the wheel on her suitcase after it broke.
Kicserélte a bőrönd kerekét, miután az eltört.
The car's wheels spun on the icy road.
He admired the intricate design on the wagon wheel.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The car has four wheels.
Az autónak négy kereke van.
My bike wheel is broken.
Eltört a biciklim kereke.
A bus has many wheels.
The wheel helps the cart move.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wheel' with 'tire'; the tire is only the outer rubber part of a wheel.
Σημασία
Circular rotating object for movement
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
car wheel
|bicycle wheel
|spinning wheel
|front wheel
|rear wheel
Συνώνυμα
tire (Refers specifically to the rubber part of a vehicle's wheel, not the entire structure.)
|
caster (A small wheel on furniture or equipment, not for vehicles.)
Αντώνυμα
track (A continuous band used for movement instead of wheels, as on tanks or bulldozers.)
Θέματα
transport
|daily life
|mechanics
|transportation
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A round object that turns and helps something move, like on a car or bicycle.
A circular object that turns around a central point and is used to help move vehicles or machines.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
2
kormány
A2
kormánykerék
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to turn the wheel [direction]
She kept both hands firmly on the wheel.
Mindkét kezét szorosan a kormányon tartotta.
The captain stood at the wheel as the ship entered the harbor.
A kapitány a kormánynál állt, amikor a hajó befutott a kikötőbe.
He quickly grabbed the wheel to avoid hitting the deer.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I put my hands on the wheel.
Rátettem a két kezem a kormányra.
Turn the wheel to go left.
Ha balra akarsz menni, fordítsd balra a kormányt.
He is behind the wheel of his car.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'wheel' in this sense with vehicle tires; here it refers to steering control, not movement support.
Σημασία
Circular steering control in vehicles
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
steering wheel
|grab the wheel
|behind the wheel
Συνώνυμα
helm (Used mainly for steering ships; more nautical in use.)
Αντώνυμα
autopilot (An automatic control system that removes the need for manual steering.)
Θέματα
transport
|daily life
|transportation
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A round thing you hold to make a car, boat, or plane go in the direction you want.
A circular device used by a driver or pilot to control the direction of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
ΡΉΜΑ
A2
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to wheel [something] [somewhere]
The nurse wheeled the patient into the room.
A nővér betolta a beteget a szobába.
He wheeled his bike into the garage.
Betolta a biciklijét a garázsba.
They wheeled a trolley full of food to the kitchen.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I will wheel the cart to the door.
Odatolom a kocsit az ajtóhoz.
She wheeled her bag into the house.
Behúzta a gurulós táskáját a házba.
They wheeled the box outside.
Σημασία
Move something using wheels
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wheel a cart
|wheel away
|wheel into position
Συνώνυμα
push (More general; not necessarily involving wheels.)
|
roll (To move something smoothly along a surface; may or may not involve guiding it.)
Αντώνυμα
carry (To hold and transport something without wheels.)
Θέματα
daily life
|movement
|daily_life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To move something by pushing or pulling it on wheels.
To push or pull something that has wheels so that it moves along the ground.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
4
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to wheel around [direction]
She wheeled around when she heard her name.
Hirtelen megfordult, amikor meghallotta a nevét.
He wheeled suddenly to see who had spoken.
Hirtelen megfordult, hogy megnézze, ki szólalt meg.
The soldier wheeled to attention.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He wheeled around to look at me.
Hirtelen megfordult, hogy rám nézzen.
She wheeled quickly when she heard a sound.
Hirtelen megfordult, amikor hangot hallott.
I wheeled to see my friend.
Σημασία
Turn around suddenly
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wheel around
|wheel suddenly
Συνώνυμα
pivot (Suggests turning on a fixed point; more formal or technical.)
Αντώνυμα
face forward (To remain facing in the same direction without turning.)
Θέματα
movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To turn your body quickly to face another way.
To turn around in place quickly, often to face a different direction.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
wheel
IPA
GB/wˈil/
US/wˈil/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
wheel (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheel)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: wheel
- Plural: wheels
Verb
- Base: wheel
- 3rd Person Singular: wheels
- Present Participle: wheeling
- Past: wheeled
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
wheels
noun
wheeling
verb
wheeled
verb
Related words
Εκφράσεις
at the wheel
1/ˈæt ðə wˈil/
fixed phrase
In position to steer a vehicle
Sitting in front of and ready to control a vehicle.
Παραδείγματα
- She was at the wheel when the accident happened.
- With him at the wheel, we felt safe.
behind the wheel
1/bɪhˈaɪnd ðə wˈil/
idiom
Driving a vehicle
Driving or controlling a vehicle.
Παραδείγματα
- He’s been behind the wheel for six hours straight.
- It’s dangerous to be behind the wheel when you’re tired.
put one’s shoulder to the wheel
1/pˈʊt wˈʌnz ʃˈoʊldɚ tə ðə wˈil/
idiom
literary
Work hard towards a goal
To start working very hard to reach something you want.
Παραδείγματα
- If we all put our shoulders to the wheel, we can finish on time.
- It’s time to put your shoulder to the wheel and study for exams.
wheel and deal
1/wˈil ˈænd dˈil/
idiom
informal
Engage in aggressive deal-making
To try to get what you want by making smart and sometimes tricky business deals.
Παραδείγματα
- He made his fortune by wheeling and dealing in real estate.
- She’s known for her ability to wheel and deal with suppliers.
reinvent the wheel
1/ɹˌiɪnvˈɛnt ðə wˈil/
idiom
waste effort duplicating something existing
To spend time and effort making something that other people have already made well, instead of using what is already there.
Παραδείγματα
- Don’t reinvent the wheel—use last year’s plan as a starting point.
- You don’t need to reinvent the wheel—there are plenty of good templates you can download.
- They spent months reinventing the wheel instead of improving what they had.
- Before we reinvent the wheel, let’s see what tools other teams are already using.
- Teachers share lesson plans online so others don’t have to reinvent the wheel every year.
reinvent the wheel
1/ɹˌiɪnvˈɛnt ðə wˈil/
idiom
duplicate an existing solution
to spend time making a solution when a good solution already exists
Παραδείγματα
- We don't need to reinvent the wheel; there are plenty of apps that already do this.
- Before you build your own system, check whether you're reinventing the wheel.
- The team saved months by adapting open-source software instead of reinventing the wheel.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- For this project, we should not reinvent the wheel.
- I used a template because I didn't want to reinvent the wheel.