- a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move over the ground轮; 车轮。
- a circular object that revolves on an axle and forms part of a machine机轮。
the wheel
used in reference to the cycle of a specified condition or set of events轮：the final release from the wheel of life.
生命轮回的最后解脱。
the wheel
historical a large wheel used as an instrument of punishment or torture, especially by binding someone to it and breaking their limbs〈史〉（用于牵拉或分裂肢体的）轮式刑车：a man sentenced to be broken on the wheel.
被判处车裂之刑的人。
- a machine or structure having a wheel as its essential part轮式机械（或器具）。
the wheel
a steering wheel (used in reference to driving or steering a vehicle or vessel)舵轮; 驾驶盘; 方向盘：his crew know when he wants to take the wheel.
他的船员知道他何时想掌舵。
- a device with a revolving disc or drum used in various games of chance轮盘（一种旋转的赌具）。
- a system, or a part of a system, regarded as a relentlessly moving machine系统, 机构; 部门：
the wheels of justice.
司法部门。
wheels
informal a car〈非正式〉汽车：she's got wheels now.
她现在有车了。
- a thing resembling a wheel in form or function, in particular a cheese made in the form of a shallow disc轮状物（尤指整圆干酪）。
- an instance of wheeling; a turn or rotation旋转; 回旋。
- a set of short lines, typically five in number and rhyming, concluding the stanza of a poem（诗歌等的）叠句。
- with obj. push or pull (a vehicle with wheels)推, 拉（带轮运输工具）：
the tea trolley was wheeled out.
送茶的推车已经推出去了。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction carry (someone or something) in or on a vehicle with wheels用车运：
a young woman is wheeled into the operating theatre.
一位年青的女子被推进手术室。
wheel something in/on/out
informal produce something that is unimpressive because it has been frequently seen or heard before〈非正式〉老调重弹：the old journalistic arguments have been wheeled out.
那些陈旧的新闻论点又被搬了出来。
- no obj.(of a bird or aircraft) fly in a wide circle or curve（鸟, 飞机）盘旋：
the birds wheeled and dived.
鸟儿盘旋着俯冲下来。
- turn round quickly so as to face another way迅速转身, 迅速转向：
Robert wheeled round to see the face of Mr Mafouz.
罗伯特转过身来看看马福兹先生的脸。
- turn or seem to turn on an axis or pivot旋转, 围绕：
the stars wheeled through the sky.
星星在天空中运转。
on someone's wheel
- close behind someone when they are driving or cycling紧跟某人车后。
on wheels
- by, or travelling by, car or bicycle开车旅行, 骑车旅行：
a journey on wheels.
开车旅行。
- (of a service) brought to one's home or district; mobile（服务）上门的, 流动的。
- Brit. informal smoothly〈英, 非正式〉顺利地：
the business ran on wheels.
业务开展顺利。
- Brit. informal used to emphasize one's distaste or dislike of the person or thing mentioned〈英, 非正式〉（用于强调厌恶某人）该死的：
she was a bitch on wheels.
她是个该死的荡妇。
silly as a wheel
- Austral. very silly〈澳〉极其愚蠢的, 笨的。
wheel and deal
- engage in commercial or political scheming, especially unscrupulously（在商界或政界）耍手腕, 玩弄计谋, 操纵：
as noun wheeling and dealing the wheeling and dealing of the Wall Street boom years.华尔街兴盛年间的尔虞我诈。
the wheel of Fortune
- the wheel which the deity Fortune is fabled to turn as a symbol of random luck or change（象征人生浮沉的）命运转盘; 人生的变迁。
wheels within wheels
- used to indicate that a situation is complicated and affected by secret or indirect influences错综复杂的情况。
wheeled
adjective一辆四轮车。