ride
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ride1 /raɪd/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/) 1 animal 动物 [intransitive, transitive]DSHTRAVEL to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along 骑（马等） She learned to ride when she was seven. 她七岁时学会了骑马。 He was riding a large grey mare. 他骑着一匹灰色的大母马。ride on She arrived riding on a white horse. 她骑着一匹白马来了。ride away/across/through etc He rode away across the marshes. 他骑马穿过湿地走了。2 bicycle/motorbike 自行车/摩托车 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]TTB to travel on a bicycle or motorbike 骑（自行车或摩托车） He had never learned to ride a bicycle. 他一直没有学过骑自行车。 They mounted their bikes and rode off. 他们骑上自行车走了。3 vehicle 车辆 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American EnglishTTTRAVEL to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving 乘坐（车辆） We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco. 我们上了公共汽车，到旧金山去。ride in The kids were riding in the back. 孩子们坐在后座。ride a bus American English Ann rides the bus to work. 安乘公共汽车上班。 ► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive: the man who was driving the stolen car驾驶车辆用 drive，不用 ride: the man who was driving the stolen car 开着赃车的那名男子4 in a lift 在电梯里 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American EnglishTRAVEL to travel up or down in a lift 乘坐（电梯）ride up/down He rode the elevator down to the first floor. 他乘电梯下到一楼。 I rode up to the tenth floor. 我乘电梯上到十楼。5 water/air 水/空气 a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]TTW to be floating in water or in the air 飘浮；漂浮；航行 The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water. 那条较小的船更轻，吃水也更浅。 The moon was riding high in the sky. 月亮高高挂在天空。 There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay. 一艘大船抛锚停泊在海湾里。 b) ride a waveTTW to float on a wave and move forward with it 随浪漂浮（前进） surfboarders riding the waves 踏浪而行的冲浪者6 be riding high HAPPYto feel very happy and confident 春风得意，扬扬自得 They were still riding high after their election victory. 选举获胜，他们至今依然踌躇满志。7 let something ride spokenIGNORE to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant 对某事物听之任之[放任自流] What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn’t just let it ride. 他说的话都是错的，我知道我不能听之任之。8 ride roughshod over something IGNOREto ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this 轻蔑地对待〔别人的感受或意见〕 The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people. 规划部门不应无视当地人的意愿。9 annoy SB 惹恼某人 [transitive] American English spokenANNOY to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things 数落；纠缠10. ride on somebody’s shoulders/back CARRYif a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way 〔小孩〕骑在某人肩上/背上11 ride a punch/blow BACK/BACKWARDSto move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force 〔稍微后退以〕躲闪拳击/重击12 be riding for a fall informalFAIL to be doing something unwise which could result in failure 〔不顾后果地〕蛮干，鲁莽行事13 ride on something phrasal verb DEPEND/IT DEPENDSif one thing is riding on another, it depends on it 取决于14 ride something ↔ out phrasal verb 15.ride up phrasal verb DCCSHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingif a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly 〔衣服〕向上拱，往上缩→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
ride• I ride a bicycle to work every day.• After you've been riding a bike all day, you're really glad to reach your campsite.• Riding a motorcycle is safer than riding a scooter.• Louise taught her kids to ride and rope on the ranch.• We still ride hard and take no prisoners.• His teammates are still riding him about striking out.• He used to be ridden in a twisted mouthpiece double bridle and yet still he was very strong.• The rain had stopped but the mosquitoes were out in alarming numbers and there was no jeep to ride in.• Bicyclists should ride on the right side of the street.• Corporate executives got ready to ride the coming demographic wave.• On weekends, this connoisseur of contemporary language stations himself on the couch, clicker in hand, riding the on-air waves.• The kayak rode the waves gently.• I've been riding this horse for a couple of years now and he never lets me down.• They rode through spring - it took two hours or so - and entered summer.ride away/across/through etc• A conveyor belt lifts the doughnuts out of the grease for a slow ride through a white curtain of falling glaze.• Anyway, they're always falling off riding across country and they know how to fall.• The long car ride through the cold night woods flowed back into his mind.• He is working with filmmaker Aaron Yamaguchi on a documentary about SlamAmerica, a poetry bus ride across the country.• It might even be rather pleasant to ride through this strange, beautiful world with the silver moonlight.• The prince and the eldest stepsister rode away together.• Tyrion rode away with his army.ride a bus• Now I won't let my children use the Park and Ride bus.• I rode a bus and went swimming on a field trip.• That left lots of time to kill, so Zen rode a bus back up to the centre and wandered along the Corso.• This was the first time I had ridden a bus downtown by myself.• No prosecutor would want to argue that the defendant rode a bus to a murder.• Do you ride a bus to school?rode the elevator• Quinn pushed the door open, walked through the lobby, and rode the elevator to the eleventh floor.ride2 ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 car/train etc 汽车/火车等TTCDRIVE a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving 〔乘车的〕旅行；旅程 → lift2 horse/bicycle 马/自行车 a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal 骑车旅行；骑马旅行3 a rough/easy ride informalUNPLEASANT if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them 〔让某人，尤指掌权者〕不好过/好过4 a bumpy ride informalPROBLEM if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems 重重困难5 take somebody for a ride spokenTRICK/DECEIVE to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them 欺骗某人〔尤指骗钱〕6 come/go along for the ride spokenTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it 凑热闹7 machine at a fair 机器DLO a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair 〔游乐场中供玩乐的〕乘骑设施8 path 小路TTRROAD/PATH literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside 〔供马走的〕小路n COLLOCATIONSverbstake/have a rideVisitors can take a ride on a steam train.go for a rideHe went for a ride in a private plane piloted by a friend.give somebody a rideEllie gave us a ride to school.get a ride American English:I left the farm that night, and got a ride into town.hitch a ride (=get a free ride from a passing vehicle)He hitched a ride to Denver on a truck.take somebody for a rideHugh took me for a ride in his new car.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ridea car/bus/train etc rideThe resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.a short/long rideI climbed slowly aboard the bus for the long ride to Hawkesworth.a smooth/comfortable rideThe new suspension produces a smoother ride.a bumpy ridePart of the flight had been a bumpy ride through a thunderstorm.Examples from the Corpus
ride• She took me to see the horse and asked if I wanted to go for a ride.• On the car ride back from the airport he told her all about his trip.• It's a two-hour ride to the Canadian border.• He pretended to be asleep for the entire two hour ride.• Minnesota boy, 10, goes for joy ride Fridley, Minn.• His progress since has been steady, his number of rides has increased.• Beyond a quieter plane ride, NoiseBuster is said to lessen the effects of jet lag.• a rollercoaster ride• With three air-force pilots along for the ride, James flew along a railroad track bordered by tall trees.• In short, get ready for another wild ride on the information highway in 1997.a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride• It is expected to be a smooth ride for the bill from here.• It had been a bumpy ride, through the tail end of a thunderstorm.• It was the same man who had jostled her repeatedly during a bumpy ride on the Lexington Avenue Express subway.• By later standards they were rather slow cars, but the trucks gave a smooth ride on straight track.• All the rail joints would be welded by the Thermit process, to give a smooth ride throughout.• Since the programme was announced in 1998, like previous eradication campaigns, it has had a bumpy ride.• The six-cylinder model has a firmer and lower suspension, though it still produces a comfortable ride.• The hydraulics, in theory, separate the chassis from the body to provide firm suspension yet a comfortable ride.a bike/bicycle ride• Ten tokens meant a bike ride round the park with one of his parents.• That's quite a bicycle ride.• We had plenty of time to take a bike ride or walk after dinner, before it got dark.From Longman Business Dictionaryrideride1 /raɪd/ verb (past tense rode /rəʊdroʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/) journalism1be riding high to be very successful or confidentInvestors are riding high at the moment.2be riding for a fall to be doing something unwise that could result in failureAre junk bond buyers riding for a fall?3free ride (also free-ride) to get an advantage for yourself without doing anything to earn itfree ride onRival firms sometimes free ride on each other’s research and development. → ride something → out→ See Verb tablerideride2 noun [countable usually singular]1journalism used to say how easy or difficult a process or period of time is for someoneIt won’t be an easy ride for the retailer.Hungarian investors have been having a bumpy ride (=a difficult time) recently.2free ride disapproving if someone gets a free ride, they get an advantage without having to work for itThey’re getting a free ride at the taxpayer’s expense.3take somebody for a ride informal to trick someone, often in order to get money from themSome auto dealers are taking car buyers for a ride by charging inflated prices on extended warranties.Origin ride1 Old English ridanride1 verbride2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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ride1 S2 W2 /raɪd/ 
verb (past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/)
She learned to ride when she was seven.
He was riding a large grey mare.
ride on
She arrived riding on a white horse.
ride away/across/through etc
He rode away across the marshes.
2. BICYCLE/MOTORBIKE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on a bicycle or motorbike:
He had never learned to ride a bicycle.
They mounted their bikes and rode off.
3. VEHICLE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving:
We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco.
ride in
The kids were riding in the back.
ride a bus American English:
Ann rides the bus to work.
► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive: the man who was driving the stolen car
4. IN A LIFT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American English to travel up or down in a lift
ride up/down
He rode the elevator down to the first floor.
I rode up to the tenth floor.
5. WATER/AIR
a. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be floating in water or in the air:
The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water.
The moon was riding high in the sky.
There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.
b. ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it:
surfboarders riding the waves
6. be riding high to feel very happy and confident:
They were still riding high after their election victory.
7. let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant:
What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn’t just let it ride.
8. ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this:
The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.
9. ANNOY SOMEBODY [transitive] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things:
Why are you riding her so hard?
10. ride on sb’s shoulders/back if a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way
11. ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force:
He managed to ride the punch.
12. be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure:
I had a feeling he was riding for a fall, and tried to tell him so.
ride on something phrasal verb
if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it:
He knew he had to win – his reputation was riding on it.
There’s a lot riding on this match.
ride something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended
2. if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it:
Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession.
ride up phrasal verb
if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly
ride2 S3 noun [countable]1. CAR/TRAIN ETC a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving ⇨ lift
ride in
He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.
Can you give me a ride back to town?
Sammy had promised to take me for a ride in his truck.
I managed to get a ride down to the station.
We hitched a ride (=got a free ride from a passing vehicle) into town.
car/bus/train etc ride
A fifteen minute taxi ride will take you to the airport.
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride
The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.
2. HORSE/BICYCLE a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal
ride on
Can I have a ride on your bike?
a bike/bicycle ride
Shall we go for a bike ride this afternoon?
3. a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them:
Journalists gave the Prime Minister a rough ride at the press conference.
The chairman will face a rough ride from shareholders.
The President will not have an easy ride when he gives his account of events.
4. a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems:
Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%.
The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament.
5. take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them:
I’d just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride.
6. come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it:
A couple of friends had come along for the ride.
7. MACHINE a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair:
We went on loads of rides.
8. PATH literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside:
a grassy ride
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▪take/have a ride Visitors can take a ride on a steam train.
▪go for a ride He went for a ride in a private plane piloted by a friend.
▪give somebody a ride Ellie gave us a ride to school.
▪get a ride AmE: I left the farm that night, and got a ride into town.
▪hitch a ride (=get a free ride from a passing vehicle) He hitched a ride to Denver on a truck.
▪take somebody for a ride Hugh took me for a ride in his new car.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ride
▪a car/bus/train etc ride The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.
▪a short/long ride I climbed slowly aboard the bus for the long ride to Hawkesworth.
▪a smooth/comfortable ride The new suspension produces a smoother ride.
▪a bumpy ride Part of the flight had been a bumpy ride through a thunderstorm.
■ by plane/boat/car/bicycle etc
▪flight a journey by air: You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
▪voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ a long journey over the sea: MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
▪crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another: A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
▪cruise a journey by boat for pleasure: a Mediterranean cruise | a cruise down the Nile
▪drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure: The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
▪ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse: It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station. | a bike ride
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verb (past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/) Language: Old English
Origin: ridan
1. ANIMAL [intransitive and transitive] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along:Origin: ridan
ride on
ride away/across/through etc
2. BICYCLE/MOTORBIKE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on a bicycle or motorbike:
3. VEHICLE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving:
ride in
ride a bus American English:
► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive: the man who was driving the stolen car
4. IN A LIFT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American English to travel up or down in a lift
ride up/down
5. WATER/AIR
a. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be floating in water or in the air:
b. ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it:
6. be riding high to feel very happy and confident:
7. let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant:
8. ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this:
9. ANNOY SOMEBODY [transitive] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things:
10. ride on sb’s shoulders/back if a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way
11. ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force:
12. be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure:
ride on something phrasal verb
if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it:
ride something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended
2. if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it:
ride up phrasal verb
if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly
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noun [countable]1. CAR/TRAIN ETC a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving ⇨ liftride in
car/bus/train etc ride
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride
2. HORSE/BICYCLE a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal
ride on
a bike/bicycle ride
3. a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them:
4. a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems:
5. take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them:
6. come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it:
7. MACHINE a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair:
8. PATH literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside:
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