1. 衣服
2. 传动装置
3. 工具；设备；用具；家用器具
4. 马具
5. 装置
6. 财物；动产
7. 排档
8. 帆具
9. 起落架；着陆装置
10. 【机】齿轮；齿链
11. 甲胄与武器

1. 使准备好；为…做好准备
2. 用齿轮使联动
3. 搭上齿轮；把齿轮装上；使扣上齿轮
4. （使）啮合
5. 开始工作；协调地工作
6. 准备好，安排好
7. 适应；适合；一致
8. 开动（机器）
9. 给...装上马具；给...套上轭具
10. 调整，使适合，使适应
11. 使与…相适应；使适合于
12. 使兴奋起来
13. 搭配；安排

1. [U]用具,设备; 衣服 equipment, clothing, etc. needed for an expedition, a sport, etc.
2. [P]齿轮; 传动装置; (排)挡 set of toothed wheels which fit into another set to transmit power from a vehicle's engine to its road wheels

1. vt. 换挡 change a part of a machine which has a special use in controlling a vehicle
2. vt. ＆ vi. (使)搭配; (使)适合 adjust one thing to the working of another; make dependence on
3. vt. 使兴奋起来; 使准备好 put especially oneself into a state of excited or anxious expectation about an activity

1. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

2. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;

   "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
   

3. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

4. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

1. set the level or character of;

   "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
   

1.齿轮；传动装置；变速器
Thegears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.

gear在线翻译

e.g. On hills, he must use low gears...
在山上,他必须挂低速挡。
e.g. The car was in fourthgear...
车挂的是四挡。

2.（某一特定活动的）设备，服装
Thegear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use.

e.g. About 100 officers in riotgear were needed to break up the fight.
大约需要100名穿防暴服的警察前来制止这场斗殴。
e.g. ...fishinggear...
钓具

3.服装
gear means clothing.

gear是什么意思

e.g. I used to wear trendygear but it just looked ridiculous.
我以前常穿新潮的衣服，但看上去却滑稽可笑。

4.毒品；（尤指）海洛因
Some people refer to illegal drugs, especially heroin, asgear .

e.g. Are these people usinggear and amphetamines at the same time?
这些人同时服用海洛因和安非他明吗？

5.使为…而准备；使为了达到…而作好准备
If someone or somethingis geared to ortowards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.

e.g. Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students...
大学有时满足不了成人学生的需求。
e.g. My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.
我为了在慕尼黑夺取金牌而进行训练。

相关词组：gear up

1. 传动装置：这种型号的电动机形体小,可以像机械式变速机一样不占有变速部份的空间,驱动部件可以形小而轻;倘再附装传动装置(gear),则效果倍增. 由于没有电刷或整流子,因而几乎是免维护(maintenance-free)的. 4)在操作方面能方便自如地起动与停机,

2. 装置：1.可以利用鼠笼型感应电动机: 此型的电动机形体小, 可以像机械式变速机不要变速部的空间, 驱动都可以形小而轻;倘再附装传动装置(gear), 则效果倍乘. 无电刷或整流子, 因而基乎是免维护(maintenance-free)的.4.能柔顺地起动与停机: 输送带速度如受急遽变速,

1. They put the hunting gear into the boat.
   他们把打猎工具放在小船上。
2. This large gear turns the small one.
   这个大齿轮带动那个小齿轮。
3. A car can't go unless it is in gear.
   汽车若不把传动机构联系好就不能开动。
4. Tom changed gear and he won the game at last.
   汤姆突然加速最后赢得了比赛。

1. The cogs gear smoothly.
   齿轮啮合得很好。
2. The teeth of the wheels gear into each other.
   轮齿相互啮合。

1. His political opponents are gearing themselves for national elections in October.
   他的政敌们正在为10月份大选做准备。

out of gear

没上排挡; 运转不灵活,出了毛病not connected to the gear; not working well

gear down (v.+adv.)

减弱…的压力〔难度〕; 降低…的水平 reduce the force or level of (sth)
gear down

He geared down as he came into the corner.

他到拐角处放慢了速度。

You have to gear down when you drive uphill.

上坡行驶时必须换慢挡。

gear sth ⇔ down

The courses have been geared down to lower ability of students in these special classes.

在这些特殊班里,由于学生能力低,课程的难度已降低了。

gear to (v.+prep.)

调整(某物)使其适合… arrange (sth) so as to make it suitable for (sth or sb)
gear sth to sth

We must gear the amount of products to the level of public demand.

我们必须使产品数量适合公众要求的水平。

We have to gear our lives to the new changes.

我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。

Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities.

教育应适应儿童的需要和能力。

gear up (v.+adv.)

使做好行动准备 prepare (sth or sb) for action
gear up

When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.

车开得足够快时,你就能换挡加速。

gear sth ⇔ up

The directors decided to gear the factory up for increased production, by bringing in new machine.

为了适应增产的需要,董事们决定引进新机器。

gear up

The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.

这个系正在为扩大招生做好准备。

gear sb/sth ⇔ up

The party is all geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.

该党为即将来临的竞选活动已完全做好了准备。

I was geared up to have an argument about it and then she said it didn't matter anyhow.

我已准备好跟她辩论那事,可是她却说不管怎样都没什么关系了。

• Peasants in their homely gear.

  出自：Wordsworth

• Prince William..starts new fashions in toddler gear.

  出自：Daily Mail

1. gear用作名词的意思是“齿轮; (汽车的)排挡”,转化为动词意思是“换挡”,引申可表示“(使)搭配,(使)适合”“使兴奋起来,使准备好”。
2. gear可用作及物动词或不及物动词,用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3. gear后接副词down表示“换低挡; 降低水平”; 后接副词up表示“换高档; 使准备好”; 后接介词to表示“调整…使适合”。

gear up for, gear up to

这组短语都可指“准备”,只是前者比后者更常用。

• ☆ 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古挪威语的gervi，意为准备，装饰。