cycle
noun
verb
ˈsaɪkəl
noun
1
a
number
of
related
events
that
happen
again
and
again
in
the
same
order
循环（周期）
a
woman’s
menstrual
cycle
女性的月经周期
[+
of
]
the
cycle
of
the
seasons
四季循环
Sometimes
the
only
way
to
break
the
cycle
of
violence
in
the
home
is
for
the
wife
to
leave.
有时候结束家庭暴力唯一的办法就是妻子离开。
2
a
bicycle
or
MOTORCYCLE
[尤英] 自行车; 摩托车
especially BrE
cycle
routes
自行车道
3
the
period
of
time
needed
for
a
machine
to
finish
a
process
〔机器的〕工作循环，运转周期
This
washing
machine
has
a
50-minute
cycle.
这台洗衣机完成洗衣的全部程序要 50 分钟。
4
a
group
of
songs,
poems
etc
that
are
all
about
a
particular
important
event
〔有关某重大事件的〕组歌，组诗
verb
5
to
travel
by
bicycle
[尤英] 骑自行车;
I | especially BrE AmE
[+
to/down/home
etc
]
Do
you
cycle
to
work?
你骑自行车上班吗？
6
to
go
through
a
series
of
related
events
again
and
again,
or
to
make
something
do
this
[美] （使）循环
I,T | AmE
The
water
is
cycled
through
the
machine
and
reused.
这水通过机器循环后再使用。