I.
noun
1 series of events that happen repeatedly
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual , daily , monthly , seasonal , weekly
▪
the annual ~ of church festivals
▪ irregular , regular
▪
women with irregular menstrual ~s
▪ complete , entire , whole
▪ continuous , endless , never-ending
▪
the endless ~ of birth, death and rebirth
▪ natural
▪
Life is a natural ~, just like the changing seasons.
▪ vicious
▪
caught up in a vicious ~ of bingeing and dieting
▪ virtuous
▪ lunar , solar
▪
the 76-year solar ~
▪ carbon , water
▪
a diagram of the water ~
▪ breeding , menstrual , reproductive
▪ sleep
▪ business , economic
▪ boom-and-bust
▪ development
▪ election ( AmE )
▪ news ( esp. AmE )
▪ life
▪
the life ~ of the butterfly
VERB + CYCLE
▪ follow , go through
▪
The market is simply going through an economic ~.
▪ complete
▪
To complete the ~, oxygen is necessary.
▪ repeat
▪ break , end , stop
▪ create , start
▪ continue , perpetuate
CYCLE + VERB
▪ begin again
▪
Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the ~ begins all over again.
▪ continue , repeat (itself)
▪
This ~ of events continually repeats itself.
CYCLE + NOUN
▪ length , time
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
at this point in the ~
▪ per ~
▪
The number of young produced per breeding ~ varies from species to species.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of abuse, poverty, violence, etc.
▪ part of the ~ (of sth)
▪
part of the ~ of birth and death
2 ( esp. BrE ) bicycle
ADJECTIVE
▪ motor (usually motorcycle ) ( BrE , AmE ), pedal
VERB + CYCLE
▪ ride
CYCLE + NOUN
▪ ride
▪
We're going for a ~ ride this afternoon.
▪ helmet
▪ lane , path , route , track
▪
Cars are not allowed in the ~ lanes.
▪ race
II.
verb
Cycle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ mile