英語

cycle

gb/sˈaɪkəl/ us/sˈaɪkəl/
A2 英語
~ 2400
語義
0件の語義
名詞 B1 event
1

A set of events that repeats

A group of events that happen again and again in the same way.

用法パターン: a [time/day/year] cycle
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cycle' with 'circle'. A 'cycle' is about time or events; a 'circle' is a shape.
類義語
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.)
対義語
randomness (The absence of any predictable or repeating order.)
コロケーション
life cycle |economic cycle |seasonal cycle |water cycle |boom-and-bust cycle
テーマ
time |science |daily life |core_vocabulary
例文
  • The water cycle describes how water moves through the environment.
  • The business cycle affects employment rates.
  • In nature, many processes follow a regular cycle.
学習者向け例文
  • The seasons change in a yearly cycle.
  • Plants grow and die in a cycle.
  • The moon has a cycle of phases.
名詞 A2 entity
2

A bicycle or motorcycle

A bike or motorbike.

用法パターン: ride a cycle
よくある間違い:
Some learners think 'cycle' only means bicycle, but it can also mean motorcycle in some contexts.
類義語
bike (Common informal term for bicycle or motorcycle.)
コロケーション
ride a cycle |motor cycle |cycle lane
テーマ
transportation |daily life |daily_life |core_vocabulary
例文
  • She rides her cycle to work every day.
  • He bought a new racing cycle.
  • The city has built new cycle lanes.
学習者向け例文
  • I go to school by cycle.
  • He has a red cycle.
  • We ride cycles in the park.
動詞 A2 action
3

Travel using a bicycle or motorbike

To ride a bike or motorbike.

用法パターン: cycle to [a place]
よくある間違い:
Learners may confuse 'cycle' (verb) with 'circle' (verb), which means to move around something in a circular path.
類義語
bike (Informal verb meaning to ride a bicycle.)
コロケーション
cycle to work |cycle home |cycle across town
テーマ
transportation |daily life |daily_life |core_vocabulary
例文
  • I usually cycle to the office.
  • They cycled across the country for charity.
  • She cycles to school every morning.
学習者向け例文
  • I cycle to my friend's house.
  • He cycles in the park.
  • We cycle to school together.
動詞 technical B2 action
4

Move repeatedly through stages

To go through the same steps again and again.

類義語
rotate (Can imply moving between tasks or roles in turn.) | recur (Focuses on happening again, often at intervals.)
対義語
stop (To bring the repeated process to an end.)
コロケーション
cycle through options |cycle between modes
テーマ
science |technology |time |core_vocabulary
例文
  • The program cycles through different screens automatically.
  • The machine cycles between heating and cooling modes.
  • The system will cycle until it completes all tasks.
学習者向け例文
  • The lights cycle from red to green.
  • The fan cycles on and off.
  • The computer cycles through the pictures.
文法
辞書形
cycle
IPA
GB/sˈaɪkəl/
US/sˈaɪkəl/
音節・強勢
cycle (1音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (cycle)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: cycle
  • Plural: cycles
Verb
  • Base: cycle
  • 3rd Person Singular: cycles
  • Present Participle: cycling
  • Past: cycled
関連語
Forms
cycles noun cycling verb cycled verb
Core family
cyclist noun B1
Related words
bicycle noun A1 recycle verb B1 recycling noun A2 recyclable adjective
Negative and opposite forms
non-recyclable adjective
Advanced or less common
cyclical adjective C1 cyclic adjective
表現

break the cycle

1
/bɹˈeɪk ðə sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase

Stop a repeating pattern

To stop something bad from happening again and again.

例文
  • 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.

例文
  • 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.

例文
  • 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.

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