tandem
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tan·dem /ˈtændəm/ noun [countable] 1. TTBa bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the other 双人自行车2 in tandem TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEdoing something together or at the same time as someone or something else 协同工作，一起工作 The two companies often work in tandem. 两家公司经常合作。in tandem with The group operated in tandem with local criminals. 该团体和当地的犯罪分子勾结在一起。
Examples from the Corpus
tandem• Branch manager Richard Fairhurst took a back seat for the day, as he rode along on the back of a tandem.• It stars Erik Estrada, who first became famous as part of the gay motorcycle cop tandem on CHiPS.• It sort of goes in tandem with recovering from the physical pain.• They might be read in tandem as charming examples of Horace in his most fluently cajoling mood.• The tandem of Mitchell and Bookman combined for three touchdowns.• The centre already has a cycle for the less able and two tandems used to transport disabled and blind visitors.Origin tandem (1700-1800) Latin “finally, at length” (taken to mean "lengthwise", and so used for vehicles with one horse or person in front of another)tan·dem nounChineseSyllable
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tandem
tan‧dem /ˈtændəm/
noun [countable]
2. in tandem doing something together or at the same time as someone or something else:
The two companies often work in tandem.
in tandem with
The group operated in tandem with local criminals.
tan‧dem /ˈtændəm/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Latin
Origin: 'finally, at length' (taken to mean "lengthwise", and so used for vehicles with one horse or person in front of another)
1. a bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the otherLanguage: Latin
Origin: 'finally, at length' (taken to mean "lengthwise", and so used for vehicles with one horse or person in front of another)
2. in tandem doing something together or at the same time as someone or something else:
in tandem with
