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gear ENGINE PARTHgIE5, $gIrna device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine齿轮，传动装置，（排）档Does your car have four or five gears? [C]你的车有4个排档还是5个排档？I couldn't find reverse gear. [?]我找不到倒车档。The car should be in gear (= with its gears in position, allowing the vehicle to move). [U]车子应该挂上档。When you start a car you need to be in first/(Am also) low gear. [U]当你发动车子时，需使用第一/低速档。(fig.) After a slow start, the leadership campaign has suddenly shifted into top gear. [U]争夺领导权的竞选运动在慢慢开始之后，突然变得非常激烈。To change/(Am also) shift gear is to change the position of the gears to make the car go faster or more slowly.换档，调（排）档Remember to take your foot off the accelerator when you change gear. [U]在你换档时，记住把脚从油门移开。In sport, if you step/move up a gear, you start to play better.（在体育比赛中）越打越好After a disappointing first half, United moved up a gear and took control of the game.在令人失望的上半场过后，联合队越打越好，控制了比赛的局面。(Br and Aus) A gear lever/stick (Am stick shift or gearshift) is a metal rod that you use to change gear in a car or other vehicle.变速杆 Driving Bicycles, Stick
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