gear

noun

1. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

Synonym: gear wheelgeared wheelcogwheel

2. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Synonym: paraphernaliaappurtenance

3. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

Synonym: gear mechanism

4. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

e.g. the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain

Synonym: gearinggeartrainpower traintrain

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verb

1. set the level or character of

e.g. She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

Synonym: pitch

1. 齿轮；传动装置；变速器
The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.

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e.g. On hills, he must use low gears...
在山上,他必须挂低速挡。
e.g. The car was in fourth gear...
车挂的是四挡。

2. （某一特定活动的）设备，服装
The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use.

e.g. About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight.
大约需要100名穿防暴服的警察前来制止这场斗殴。
e.g. ...fishing gear...
钓具

3. 服装
Gear means clothing.

gear是什么意思

e.g. I used to wear trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.
我以前常穿新潮的衣服，但看上去却滑稽可笑。

4. 毒品；（尤指）海洛因
Some people refer to illegal drugs, especially heroin, as gear .

e.g. Are these people using gear and amphetamines at the same time?
这些人同时服用海洛因和安非他明吗？

5. 使为…而准备；使为了达到…而作好准备
If someone or something is geared to or towards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.

e.g. Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students...
大学有时满足不了成人学生的需求。
e.g. My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.
我为了在慕尼黑夺取金牌而进行训练。

相关词组：gear up

1. 传动装置：这种型号的电动机形体小,可以像机械式变速机一样不占有变速部份的空间,驱动部件可以形小而轻;倘再附装传动装置(gear),则效果倍增. 由于没有电刷或整流子,因而几乎是免维护(maintenance-free)的. 4)在操作方面能方便自如地起动与停机,

2. 装置：1.可以利用鼠笼型感应电动机: 此型的电动机形体小, 可以像机械式变速机不要变速部的空间, 驱动都可以形小而轻;倘再附装传动装置(gear), 则效果倍乘. 无电刷或整流子, 因而基乎是免维护(maintenance-free)的.4.能柔顺地起动与停机: 输送带速度如受急遽变速,