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tricycle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
tri·cy·cle /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ noun [countable]  tricycle.jpg TTBa bicycle with three wheels, especially for young children 〔尤指幼儿骑的〕三轮自行车
Examples from the Corpus
tricycleAs he opened the door and looked out he thought he heard the squeak of a tricycle.It seemed to withstand the onslaught of bicycles, tricycles and roller skates with scarcely a scratch to show.Both little girls were silent, pale and tight-lipped while Liz tended to the gash, caused by a falling tricycle.I pushed Janir home on his tricycle, made him dinner and put him to bed.There are no tricycles in the hallway, no small sandals behind the doors.One young boy exercised by riding a red tricycle around the wards.They came to steal a Big Wheel tricycle.And there's a special appearance from the Dean of Hereford cathedral, complete with tricycle.
Origin tricycle (1900-2000) French tri- + Greek kyklos circle, wheel
tri·cy·cle nounChineseSyllable
for children bicycle wheels, Corpus especially three young a with


tricycle
tricycle /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: tri- + Greek kyklos 'circle, wheel'

a bicycle with three wheels, especially for young children


tri·cycleBrE /ˈtraɪsɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtraɪsɪkl/ 🔊 (also informal trike) noun
a vehicle similar to a bicycle, but with one wheel at the front and two at the back 三轮脚踏车