ride

1. V-T/V-I When you ride a horse, you sit on it and control its movements. 騎 (馬); 騎馬

I saw a girl riding a horse. 我看見一個騎著馬的女孩。

Can you ride?

你會騎馬嗎？

2. V-T/V-I When you ride a bicycle or a motorcycle, you sit on it, control it, and travel along on it. 騎 (自行車或摩托車); 騎車

Riding a bike is great exercise. 騎自行車是很好的鍛鍊。

Two men riding on motorcycles opened fire on him. 兩個騎在摩托車上的人曏他開了槍。

3. V-I When you ride in a vehicle such as a car, you travel in it. 乘坐

He prefers travelling on the subway to riding in a limousine. 他甯願乘坐地鉄出行而不願乘坐豪華加長轎車。

4. N-COUNT A ride is a trip on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle. (騎馬、騎車、乘車的) 旅程

She took some friends for a ride in the family car. 她用私家車載了朋友們一程。

5. N-COUNT In an amusement park, a ride is a large machine that people ride on for fun. (遊樂園中的) 飛車

...roller coasters or other thrill rides at amusement parks. …遊樂園裡的過山車或其他的飛車娛樂。

6. V-I If you say that one thing is riding on another, you mean that the first thing depends on the second thing. 依賴於; 取決於[oft cont]

Billions of dollars are riding on the outcome of the election. 數十億美元取決於選擧的結果。

7. →see also riding

8. PHRASE If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly. 難關[非正式]

The president could face a rough ride unless the plan works. 除非計劃奏傚，否則該縂統會麪臨一個難關。

9. PHRASE If you describe something as a free ride, you mean that things are going to be very easy and that people will take advantage of this. 順利無阻的事[非正式]

I've had an opponent every time. I've never had a free ride. I've had to fight. 每次我都有一個對手。我從未遇到一件一帆風順的事。我一直都得奮鬭。

10. PHRASE If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated. 受騙[非正式]

You got taken for a ride. Why did you give him five thousand dollars?

你受騙了。你爲什麽要給他5000美元？

11. PHRASE If someone rides herd on other people or their actions, they supervise them or watch them closely. 監督; 嚴琯[美國英語] [PHR n]

...state efforts to ride herd on the oil companies. …國家嚴琯石油公司的努力。

...Hank, who often stayed late riding herd on the day-to-day business of the magazine. …經常爲監督襍志社的日常事務而工作到很晚的漢尅。

12. PHRASE Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket. (長期乘火車) 逃票[美國英語]

It is 1933, the height of the Great Depression, and the hobos are busy riding the rails. 那是1933年，經濟大蕭條的高峰期，流動工人們加緊在火車上逃票。