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gear

/ˈgiɚ/

US UK

noun

plural gears

[noncount] supplies, tools, or clothes needed for a special purpose

fishing gear

I somehow managed to pack all my gear into one suitcase.

soldiers in full combat gear

wearing protective gear

rain gear [=waterproof clothes worn in the rain] - see also footgear, headgear, landing gear

b informal :clothes

She wears trendy gear.

[count] :a toothed wheel in a machine

a complicated arrangement of gears and shafts

a part that connects the engine of a vehicle or the pedals of a bicycle to the wheels and controls the speed at which the wheels turn [count]

a car with four forward gears [noncount]

Halfway up the hill, my bike slipped out of gear.

He put the car in/into gear [=he moved the lever that controls the car's gears into the position that allows the car to begin moving] and drove away.

(US) She shifted into low/high gear. = (Brit) She changed into bottom/top gear. [=she changed to a gear that allows for a slower/faster rate of speed] - see also reverse gear

change/shift/switch gears

US or Brit change gear

to move from one level or area of activity to another

He once again changed gears in his career.

She's decided to shift gears, quit her job, and go back to school.

get in gear

or get (something) in gear

informal :to start working or doing something in a more energetic and effective way

We need to get in gear [=get going] if we want to finish this project on time.

She finally got her career in gear. [=finally started to be successful in her career]

(US, informal + impolite) He angrily told him to get his ass in gear. [=to get going, to start moving or doing something much more quickly]

in/into high gear

see high gear

verb

gears; geared; gearing

[+ obj] :to make (something) suitable for a particular use or type of person - usually used as (be) geared

The book is geared toward children. [=the book is intended to be used by children]

software geared to the needs of the first-time user

The program is geared for/to/toward a young audience.

The system is geared [=designed] to handle several tasks at once.

gear up

[phrasal verb]

gear up or gear (someone) up or gear up (someone) :to get ready or to cause (someone) to get ready for something or to do something

The team is gearing up for a comeback.

Manufacturers are gearing up to produce more merchandise.

The coach is gearing up the team for a comeback.

The team is geared up for a win.

* Các từ tương tự:
gearbox, gearhead, gearing, gearshift, gearstick