cycle
gb/sˈaɪkəl/ us/sˈaɪkəl/
A2
Englanti
~ 2400
ciklus, körforgás, bicikli, kerékpár, motor, biciklizik, kerékpározik, motorozik, ciklikusan vált, ki-be kapcsol, végiglépked
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
1
Käyttömalli:
a [time/day/year] cycle
The water cycle describes how water moves through the environment.
A víz körforgása azt mutatja be, hogyan mozog a víz a környezetben.
The business cycle affects employment rates.
A gazdasági ciklus hatással van a foglalkoztatottsági mutatókra.
In nature, many processes follow a regular cycle.
Oppijaesimerkit
The seasons change in a yearly cycle.
Az évszakok éves ciklusban váltakoznak.
Plants grow and die in a cycle.
A növények növekedése és pusztulása ciklusban ismétlődik.
The moon has a cycle of phases.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cycle' with 'circle'. A 'cycle' is about time or events; a 'circle' is a shape.
Merkitys
A set of events that repeats
Kollokaatiot
life cycle
|economic cycle
|seasonal cycle
|water cycle
|boom-and-bust cycle
Synonyymit
sequence (Focuses on the order of events but not necessarily repetition.)
|
rotation (Emphasizes returning to a starting point, often used in schedules or physical movement.)
Antonyymit
randomness (The absence of any predictable or repeating order.)
Teemat
time
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
A group of events that happen again and again in the same way.
A set of related events or actions that happen in the same order and are repeated.
SUBSTANTIIVI
A2
2
Käyttömalli:
ride a cycle
She rides her cycle to work every day.
Mindennap biciklivel jár dolgozni.
He bought a new racing cycle.
Vett egy új versenykerékpárt.
The city has built new cycle lanes.
Oppijaesimerkit
I go to school by cycle.
Biciklivel járok iskolába.
He has a red cycle.
Van egy piros biciklije.
We ride cycles in the park.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Some learners think 'cycle' only means bicycle, but it can also mean motorcycle in some contexts.
Merkitys
A bicycle or motorcycle
Kollokaatiot
ride a cycle
|motor cycle
|cycle lane
Synonyymit
bike (Common informal term for bicycle or motorcycle.)
Teemat
transportation
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
A bike or motorbike.
A bicycle or motorcycle, especially in informal use.
VERBI
A2
3
Käyttömalli:
cycle to [a place]
I usually cycle to the office.
Általában biciklivel megyek az irodába.
They cycled across the country for charity.
Jótékonysági célból kerékpárral átszelték az országot.
She cycles to school every morning.
Oppijaesimerkit
I cycle to my friend's house.
Biciklivel megyek a barátomhoz.
He cycles in the park.
A parkban biciklizik.
We cycle to school together.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse 'cycle' (verb) with 'circle' (verb), which means to move around something in a circular path.
Merkitys
Travel using a bicycle or motorbike
Kollokaatiot
cycle to work
|cycle home
|cycle across town
Synonyymit
bike (Informal verb meaning to ride a bicycle.)
Teemat
transportation
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
To ride a bike or motorbike.
To travel using a bicycle or motorcycle.
VERBI
B2
TECHNICAL
4
The program cycles through different screens automatically.
A program automatikusan újra és újra végiglépked a különböző képernyőkön.
The machine cycles between heating and cooling modes.
A gép ciklikusan vált a fűtési és a hűtési mód között.
The system will cycle until it completes all tasks.
Oppijaesimerkit
The lights cycle from red to green.
A lámpák ismétlődően pirosról zöldre váltanak.
The fan cycles on and off.
A ventilátor ki-be kapcsol.
The computer cycles through the pictures.
Merkitys
Move repeatedly through stages
Kollokaatiot
cycle through options
|cycle between modes
Synonyymit
rotate (Can imply moving between tasks or roles in turn.)
|
recur (Focuses on happening again, often at intervals.)
Antonyymit
stop (To bring the repeated process to an end.)
Teemat
science
|technology
|time
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
To go through the same steps again and again.
To go through a series of stages, processes, or states repeatedly.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
cycle
IPA
GB/sˈaɪkəl/
US/sˈaɪkəl/
Tavut ja painotus
cycle (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (cycle)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: cycle
- Plural: cycles
Verb
- Base: cycle
- 3rd Person Singular: cycles
- Present Participle: cycling
- Past: cycled
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
break the cycle
1/bɹˈeɪk ðə sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase
Stop a repeating pattern
To stop something bad from happening again and again.
Esimerkit
- Education can help break the cycle of poverty.
- We need to break the cycle of violence in our community.
life cycle
1/lˈaɪf sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase
Stages from birth to death
All the stages from the start to the end of life or use.
Esimerkit
- The butterfly’s life cycle includes egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.
- Understanding a product's life cycle helps in marketing.
vicious cycle
2/vˈɪʃəs sˈaɪkəl/
idiom
self-reinforcing negative cycle
A bad cycle where one problem leads to another problem, and this keeps happening so that things get worse and worse.
Esimerkit
- Debt and poverty can create a vicious cycle.
- Debt can quickly become a vicious cycle if you keep borrowing to pay old loans.
- Lack of sleep leads to stress, which leads to more lack of sleep—a vicious cycle.
- The company was stuck in a vicious cycle of falling sales and cost-cutting.