transcription, транскрипция: [ saɪk(ə)l ]
( cycles, cycling, cycled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you cycle , you ride a bicycle.
He cycled to Ingwold...
Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled...
Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York.
VERB : V prep / adv , V , V n
• cy‧cling
The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A cycle is a bicycle.
...an eight-mile cycle ride.
N-COUNT
3.
A cycle is a motorcycle. ( AM )
N-COUNT
4.
A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order.
...the life cycle of the plant...
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n
5.
A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process.
...10 cycles per second.
N-COUNT : usu pl