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IELTS BNC: 2200 COCA: 2220

cycle

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Related topics: Chronology, Bicycles, carts, horses, Motor vehicles, Daily life, Technology, Arts
cy·cle1 /ˈsaɪkəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun [countableC]  
1  TMCORDER/SEQUENCEa number of related events that happen again and again in the same order 循环（周期） → cyclic
 a woman’s menstrual cycle
女性的月经周期
cycle of
 the cycle of the seasons
四季循环
 Sometimes the only way to break the cycle of violence in the home is for the wife to leave.
有时候结束家庭暴力的唯一办法就是让妻子离开。
→ life cycle, → vicious cycle at vicious circle
2  TTBTTC especially British EnglishBrE a bicycle or motorcycle 自行车；摩托车
 cycle routes
自行车路线
3  DTthe period of time needed for a machine to finish a process 〔机器的〕工作循环，运转周期
 This washing machine has a 50-minute cycle.
这台洗衣机完成洗衣的全部程序要50分钟。
4. Aa group of songs, poems etc that are all about a particular important event 〔有关某重大事件的〕组歌，组诗
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a number of related events that happen again and again in the same order
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cycle
something’s life cycle (=the stages of life that happen in order)
Dragonflies develop wings in the last stage of their life cycle.
an annual/monthly/weekly cycle (=the related events that repeat themselves every year, month etc)
the annual cycle of planting and harvesting crops
a business/economic/election etc cycle (=related events in business, the economy etc that repeat themselves over a certain period)
the presidential election cycle
the lunar/solar cycle (=relating to the moon or the sun)
the 28-day lunar cycle
a natural cycle
the natural cycle of birth and death
the menstrual cycle (=relating to the blood that women lose each month)
Illness can disrupt your menstrual cycle.
verbs
go/pass through a cycle
Advanced economies seem to go through a regular cycle.
break a cycle (=stop a bad cycle happening)
If people can get jobs, they can break the cycle of poverty and debt.
complete a cycle
The birds were able to complete their breeding cycle as farmers delayed cutting the hedges.
phrases
a cycle of poverty/activity/birth and death etc
the cycle of violence between the two countries
be trapped in a cycle
The country is trapped in a cycle of poverty and under-development.
a stage/phase of a cycle
the recovery phase of the economic cycle
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a bicycle or motorcycle
cycle + NOUN
a cycle lane (=part of a road that only cycles can use)
Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.
a cycle path/track (=path for cycles in a park, wood etc, or beside a road)
The forest is full of beautiful cycle paths.
a cycle route (=way of getting somewhere on a cycle)
I bought a map of all the cycle routes in the area.
a cycle ride (=trip on a bicycle for pleasure)
We went for a 20 km cycle ride.
a cycle race
the annual cycle race around France
a cycle helmet (=hat to protect your head)
He wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet.
cycle hire (=hiring a cycle to use)
Cycle hire is available in the town centre.
Examples from the Corpus
cycle• Bicycling: Hire a cycle from the central sports shop which is open every day except Sunday.• Food symbolises many things in this film, but the recurring image is of a cycle of fleshly decay fuelled by appetite.• A fortunate grounding and optimistic cleansing which a cycle of this sort provides.• For technical reasons spatial frequency is expressed in cycles per degree rather than cycles per centimetre.• Fourteen days is the length of the life cycle from egg to larva to pupa to adult.• The pun fits all sorts of natural and unnatural phenomena, from lunar cycles to a nostalgic yearning to see Elvis again.• Blood vessels normally grow during the menstrual cycle, embryonic development and wound healing.• This washing machine has a 28-minute cycle.• a song cycle about spring
cycle of• the life cycle of a fruit fly
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
cycle2 ●●○ AWL verb  
1  TTB[intransitiveI] especially British EnglishBrE to travel by bicycle 骑自行车 SYN American English bike
cycle to/down/home etc
 Do you cycle to work?
你骑自行车上班吗？
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] American EnglishAmE to go through a series of related events again and again, or to make something do this （使）循环
 The water is cycled through the machine and reused.
水通过机器循环后重复使用。
Examples from the Corpus
cycle• The parents who buy these bikes should take their offspring to the park to cycle.• Brenda cycled along the lane towards Stowbridge that morning to meet Daddy in his new van.• No matter how good things are, we cycle into difficult times.• Cycling isn't only good for the environment - it's a great form of exercise too.• I run, cycle, or walk at least three times a week.• It took about 20 minutes for her to cycle the 5 miles to her home.• I usually cycle through the park to get to school.
cycle to/down/home etc• He dropped the gangplank over the stern and wheeled the motor cycle down.• The dark red Seneca changed profile as the undercarriage cycled down.• The pun fits all sorts of natural and unnatural phenomena, from lunar cycles to a nostalgic yearning to see Elvis again.• The council then devotes the off year of its two-year budget cycle to long-term planning.• Faults were being discovered, but too late in the cycle to prevent significant wastage.• The local police had told the sergeant that Marek cycled to school every morning to keep fit and to save money.• There is a predictable life cycle to the enjoyment of wealth by a particular sector as a result of technological gains.• All with trials, heats, elimination rounds, in everything from cycling to yachting, boxing to synchronized swimming.
From Longman Business Dictionary
cyclecy·cle /ˈsaɪkəl/ noun [countableC]
a series of events that happen in an order that regularly repeats itself
Approved Training Practices are monitored by the Association on a five-year cycle.
→ billing cycle → business cycle → job cycle → trade cycle → see also Kondratiev cycle
Origin cycle1
(1300-1400) French Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos “circle, wheel, cycle”
cy·cle1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2cycle2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 2200 COCA: 2220
cycle

noun¹

 1series of events that happen repeatedly循環ADJECTIVE | VERB + CYCLE | CYCLE + VERB | CYCLE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤annual, daily, monthly, seasonal, weekly每年的／每天的／每月的／季節性的／每週的循環◇the annual cycle of church festivals每年教會的節日週期➤irregular, regular無規律的／有規律的循環◇women with irregular menstrual cycles月經不規律的婦女➤complete, entire, whole完整循環▸➤continuous, endless, never-ending連續的循環；永不停息的循環◇the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth生、死、再生的循環不息➤natural自然循環◇Life is a natural cycle, just like the changing seasons.生命是自然的循環，就像四季更迭一樣。➤vicious惡性循環◇caught up in a vicious cycle of bingeing and dieting陷入暴飲暴食和節食的惡性循環中➤virtuous良性循環▸➤lunar, solar月亮／太陽週期◇the 76-year solar cycle76 年的太陽週期➤carbon, water碳循環；水文循環◇a diagram of the water cycle水文循環示意圖➤breeding, menstrual, reproductive繁殖／月經／生殖週期➤sleep睡眠週期▸➤business, economic商業／經濟週期➤boom-and-bust繁榮和蕭條週期➤development發展週期➤election (NAmE) 選舉週期➤news (especially NAmE) 新聞週期▸➤life生命週期◇the life cycle of the butterfly蝴蝶的生命週期VERB + CYCLE➤follow, go through經歷循環◇The market is simply going through an economic cycle.市場不過是正在經歷一個經濟週期。➤complete完成循環◇To complete the cycle, oxygen is necessary.氧氣對於完成循環是必需的。➤repeat循環往復➤break, end, stop打破／結束／停止循環➤create, start建立／開始循環➤continue, perpetuate繼續循環；使循環往復CYCLE + VERB➤begin again循環重新開始◇Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.成年雄性和雌性交配，雌性產卵，週而復始。➤continue, repeat (itself)循環往復◇This cycle of events continually repeats itself.這一系列事件不斷重演。CYCLE + NOUN➤length, time循環時間PREPOSITION➤in a/the cycle在循環中◇at this point in the cycle在循環週期中的這一點➤per cycle每一循環◇The number of young produced per breeding cycle varies from species to species.單個生育週期所產的幼崽數量因物種不同而有所不同。PHRASES➤a cycle of abuse, poverty, violence, etc.虐待、貧困、暴力等的循環▸➤part of the cycle (of sth)（⋯）循環中的部份◇part of the cycle of birth and death生死循環中的部份
cycle

noun²

 2 (especially BrE) bicycle自行車ADJECTIVE | VERB + CYCLE | CYCLE + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤motor (usually motorcycle) (BrE, NAmE) , pedal摩托車；腳踏車VERB + CYCLE➤ride騎自行車CYCLE + NOUN➤ride騎自行車出行◇We're going for a cycle ride this afternoon.我們今天下午要騎自行車去兜風。➤helmet自行車頭盔▸➤lane, path, route, track自行車道；自行車路線◇Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.汽車不得駛入自行車道。➤race自行車比賽
IELTS BNC: 2200 COCA: 2220
cycle noun
⇨ pattern 1
IELTS BNC: 2200 COCA: 2220
cycle
Types of bicycle or motorcycle: bicycle, bike, chopper...
Series of events or occurrences: pattern, process, train...
Engine and machine behaviour: backfire, burn up, come to life...
Types of poem: ballad, blank verse, cycle...
Riding a bicycle or motorcycle: backpedal, bicycle clips, bike...

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