Wheel

(noun.) a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines).

(noun.) a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel.

(noun.) forces that provide energy and direction; 'the wheels of government began to turn'.

(verb.) move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; 'The President's convoy rolled past the crowds'.

(verb.) change directions as if revolving on a pivot; 'They wheeled their horses around and left'.

(verb.) wheel somebody or something.

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• The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The surplus water is best removed by centrifugal pumps, since sand and sticks which would clog the valves of an ordinary pump are passed along without difficulty by the rotating wheel. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• At the bottom of the penstock is placed a turbine wheel fixed on a shaft, and to which shaft is connected an electric generator or other power machine. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The whole value of the great wheel of circulation and distribution is added to the goods which are circulated and distributed by means of it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The boat had a single paddle wheel in the middle near the stern, and was intended only for canal use, in the place of horses. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The fly-wheel carries forward the work at the outset and the gearing the rest of the time. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• By turning the wheel any type can be brought to the front, and a stationary guide controls its descent as it makes the impression. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The large and powerful engines on the Great Western Railway have, however, only two driving wheels, which are 8 feet in diameter. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The manifest advantage of an even track for the wheels long ago suggested the idea of laying down wood and other hard, smooth surfaces for carriages to run upon. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• But the wheels had hard tires, the roads and many of the streets were not smooth, the vehicle got the name of the bone-breaker and its use ceased. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It is something which makes your body move, as the spring made the wheels go in my watch when I showed it to you. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The current is transmitted to the electric motors, actuating each of the wheels of the power car and the trailers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Mortimer, the gardener, who wheels the Bath chair, is an army pensioner--an old Crimean man of excellent character. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• It was a machine mounted on two wheels, that had a seed box in the bottom of which was a series of holes opening into a corresponding number of metal tubes or funnels. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Dr. Donaldson wheeled one to him, and placed him in it. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He pretended to no gradual change of views; he wheeled about at once. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Horta wheeled to charge his enemy once more; a dozen steps he took, then he staggered and fell upon his side. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Gomez wheeled the motorcycle up to one of them. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Like lightning he wheeled and before I could so much as lower my hand the point of his long-sword was at my breast. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Don't wait here out o' compliment to me,' said Sam, as the groom wheeled in the barrow, and prepared to shut the gate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The true definition of the bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle, with one wheel in front and the other in the rear, and both in the same vertical plane. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The noise of their motors filled all the high sky and looking up he saw their pursuit, minute and tiny, circling and wheeling high above them. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• And I assure you it wrenched the imagination to see tidy nursemaids wheeling perambulators and children playing diavolo on the very square where Bloody Sunday had gone into history. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Stop a minute, though, he said, wheeling round before we had gone many paces. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Logical inference, Miss Halcombe, continued the Count, wheeling round briskly, and addressing me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Well, said Mrs. Hackbutt, wheeling adroitly, all I can say is, that I think she ought to separate from him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The shutters of the house were closed, and Christian Cantle, who had been wheeling manure about the garden all day, had gone home. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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