tyre
tyre — 名詞
1. a round rubber cover that fits onto the outer rim of a vehicle's wheel and is us
輪胎
車輛輪子外緣的橡膠圈
a round rubber cover that fits onto the outer rim of a vehicle's wheel and is usually filled with air, giving the wheel grip on the road and making the ride smoother
Mauricio stopped when his front tyre went flat during the morning drive.
Mauricio 在早上開車時發現前輪輪胎沒氣了，只好路邊停車。
collocation: flat tyre
The mechanic checked the tyre pressure on Liang's car and said all four were low.
技師檢查了 Liang 車子的輪胎胎壓，說四個輪胎都氣不足。
collocation: tyre pressure
A sharp piece of glass on the road punctured the rear tyre of Amihan's scooter.
路上的一片碎玻璃刺破了 Amihan 機車的後輪胎。
pattern: puncture + tyre + cause
Ziad checked the tread on his tyres before the long winter drive to the mountains.
Ziad 在冬季長途開車上山前，先檢查了輪胎的花紋深度。
collocation: tyre tread
- flat tyre
- spare tyre
- tyre pressure
- tyre tread
- puncture a tyre
- change a tyre
- front / rear tyre
- bald tyre
- tire
identical meaning, US spelling only
用法筆記
This is the British spelling; the US spelling is 'tire'. The word is always written 'tyre' in British, Australian, and New Zealand English.
常見錯誤
kick the tyres
idiomto examine or test the quality of something, especially a vehicle or a large purchase, before deciding whether to buy it
仔細檢查（購買前測試品質）；試車
Brooke spent the whole morning kicking the tyres of different used cars at the dealership.
Before committing to the software package, the manager wanted to kick the tyres and test it on a small team first.
Tyre
idioman ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Lebanon; it was the most important city and trading centre of ancient Phoenicia
泰爾（古代腓尼基港口城市，位於今黎巴嫩）
Tyre was famous throughout the ancient world for its purple dye and its skilled sailors.
同根字
- tire名詞A2
- tyred形容詞B2