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| 1 | C/U the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement . Most cars in the UK have 5 or 6 gears that you operate yourself （排）挡（在英国汽车大多有5至6挡） |
| change gear Helen changed gear as she approached the junction. 海伦在接近道路交叉口时换了挡。 |
| first/second/reverse etc gear At forty miles an hour you should be in fourth gear. 时速40英里的时候，你应该挂4挡。 |
| low/high gear Always use a low gear when driving down a steep hill. 当你驾车驶下很陡的山路时，一定要用低速挡。 |
| grind/crash the gears (=make a noise when changing gear because you do not do it correctly) You’ ll ruin the gearbox if you keep grinding the gears like that. 摩擦/拉错排挡（因错误操作而使排挡咣当作响） |
| in gear (=with one of the gears connected so that the power of the engine will make the wheels move) The car won’ t move unless you’ re in gear. 挂上挡 |
| out of gear (=with no gears connected) Take the car out of gear. 不挂挡；挂空挡 |
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| 2 | U the special clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity 服装；用具；装备 |
| Don’ t forget to bring walking gear. 不要忘记带上休闲装。 |
| We took down the tent and packed all the gear away. 我们拆下帐篷，把所有的用具都打包带走。 |
| police dressed in riot gear 身穿防暴服的警察 |
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| 3 | U a machine or part of a machine that does a particular job 机器；装置 |
| Firefighters with heavy lifting gear battled to free the survivors from the wreckage. 消防队员带上很重的升降起重装置，奋力解救废墟里面的幸存者。 |
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| 4 | U informal clothes , especially fashionable ones . This is a rather old-fashioned word and is often used humorously. （尤指）时髦服装（过时用语，现多用于幽默） |
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| 5 | U informal illegal drugs, especially heroin 毒品；（尤指）海洛因 |
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| - | get/click into gear
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| to start working effectively or making progress |
| 进入工作状态；开始进步；有进展 |
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| Her electoral campaign is finally getting into gear. 她的竞选活动终于有了进展。 |
| Suddenly my brain clicked into gear and I realized what was happening. 突然我的脑子开了窍，意识到正在发生什么事。 |
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| - | in/into top gear
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| working very fast or effectively |
| 工作速度非常快；工作非常有效率 |
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| - | move/shift up a gear
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| to start working much more effectively or quickly , or with more energy |
| 开始更有效率地工作；开始更快地工作；开始更精力充沛地工作 |
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| - | put/throw sth out of gear
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| to stop something from working as it should |
| 使不正常；使运转不灵 |
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