motorbike

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ldoce_227_emo·tor·bike /ˈməʊtəbaɪk $ ˈmoʊtər-/ noun [countable]   especially British EnglishTTC a small fast two-wheeled vehicle with an engine 摩托车 SYN motorcycle →5  See picture of throttle 油门, mirror 后视镜, handlebars 把手 ... →4  See picture of 见图 motorbike

Examples from the Corpus

motorbike• Luckily, as they returned to Cockroach, Wednesday's dormitory, they bumped into Matron who was fixing her motorbike.• Jimmy, dressed in jeans and a black leather jacket, had arrived on his motorbike.• A woodcock sounded in the near distance, like some one trying to kick-start an old motorbike.• The yard was empty except for a neat looking two-horse box and at the far end a large powerful motorbike.• Yesterday we had one working motorbike, and tomorrow we will have one working motorbike.

mo·tor·bike nounChineseSyllable  

vehicle two-wheeled an with engine small Corpus a fast

motorbike
mo‧tor‧bike /ˈməʊtəbaɪk $ ˈmoʊtər-/ noun [countable]

especially British English a small fast two-wheeled vehicle with an engine
   SYN  motorcycle

🔑 motor·bikeBrE /ˈməʊtəbaɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmoʊtərbaɪk/ 🔊 noun🔑

(especially BrE) = motorcycle ◆Ben drove off on his motorbike. 本骑着摩托车走了。🔊🔊(NAmE) a bicycle which has a small engine 助力自行车；摩托自行车