Английский

cycle

gb/sˈaɪkəl/ us/sˈaɪkəl/
A2 Английский
~ 2400
Значения
0 значений
Существительное B1 event
1

A set of events that repeats

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

Модель употребления: a [time/day/year] cycle
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cycle' with 'circle'. A 'cycle' is about time or events; a 'circle' is a shape.
Синонимы
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.)
Антонимы
randomness (The absence of any predictable or repeating order.)
Коллокации
life cycle |economic cycle |seasonal cycle |water cycle |boom-and-bust cycle
Темы
time |science |daily life |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • The water cycle describes how water moves through the environment.
  • The business cycle affects employment rates.
  • In nature, many processes follow a regular cycle.
Примеры для изучающих
  • The seasons change in a yearly cycle.
  • Plants grow and die in a cycle.
  • The moon has a cycle of phases.
Существительное A2 entity
2

A bicycle or motorcycle

A bike or motorbike.

Модель употребления: ride a cycle
Частая ошибка:
Some learners think 'cycle' only means bicycle, but it can also mean motorcycle in some contexts.
Синонимы
bike (Common informal term for bicycle or motorcycle.)
Коллокации
ride a cycle |motor cycle |cycle lane
Темы
transportation |daily life |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • She rides her cycle to work every day.
  • He bought a new racing cycle.
  • The city has built new cycle lanes.
Примеры для изучающих
  • I go to school by cycle.
  • He has a red cycle.
  • We ride cycles in the park.
Глагол A2 action
3

Travel using a bicycle or motorbike

To ride a bike or motorbike.

Модель употребления: cycle to [a place]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'cycle' (verb) with 'circle' (verb), which means to move around something in a circular path.
Синонимы
bike (Informal verb meaning to ride a bicycle.)
Коллокации
cycle to work |cycle home |cycle across town
Темы
transportation |daily life |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • I usually cycle to the office.
  • They cycled across the country for charity.
  • She cycles to school every morning.
Примеры для изучающих
  • I cycle to my friend's house.
  • He cycles in the park.
  • We cycle to school together.
Глагол technical B2 action
4

Move repeatedly through stages

To go through the same steps again and again.

Синонимы
rotate (Can imply moving between tasks or roles in turn.) | recur (Focuses on happening again, often at intervals.)
Антонимы
stop (To bring the repeated process to an end.)
Коллокации
cycle through options |cycle between modes
Темы
science |technology |time |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • The program cycles through different screens automatically.
  • The machine cycles between heating and cooling modes.
  • The system will cycle until it completes all tasks.
Примеры для изучающих
  • The lights cycle from red to green.
  • The fan cycles on and off.
  • The computer cycles through the pictures.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
cycle
IPA
GB/sˈaɪkəl/
US/sˈaɪkəl/
Слоги и ударение
cycle (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (cycle)
Формы слова
Noun
  • Base: cycle
  • Plural: cycles
Verb
  • Base: cycle
  • 3rd Person Singular: cycles
  • Present Participle: cycling
  • Past: cycled
Родственные слова
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
Выражения

break the cycle

1
/bɹˈeɪk ðə sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase

Stop a repeating pattern

To stop something bad from happening again and again.

Примеры
  • 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.

Примеры
  • 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.

Примеры
  • 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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