| 单词 | ride |
| 释义 | ride ride // verb, noun
■ verb (rode /; AmE / ridden //) [+ obj]
to deal with a difficult or dangerous situation and survive without being harmed: The fund has ridden the bear market since last autumn's launch. She rode the Internet boom. He must persuade investors that the company can ride the tide of bad debts. You can ride the market and sell when it's appropriate.
IDIOMS
be riding for a fall to be doing sth that involves risks and that may end in disaster: The stock markets were riding for a fall.
be riding high to be successful or very confident: The company is riding high this year.
ride (on) the coattails of sb/sth; ride sb's/sth's coattails to benefit from sb else's success: We've been riding on the coattails of the New York rally. Mexico rode the coattails of a still-strong US expansion.
ride a/the wave of sth to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned: We've been riding the wave of the Italian food craze.
PHRASAL VERBS
ride on sth
1 to be supported by or to follow a particular situation or change: Interest rates on mortgage loans have been riding on an uptrend. The company was riding on the back of the 1990s boom.
2 (usually used in the continuous tenses) to depend on sth: My whole future is riding on this interview. The telecoms industry has a lot riding on this new technology.
ride sth out to manage to survive a difficult situation or time without having to make great changes: Do you think we can ride out the recession?
■ noun [C, usually sing.]
used to describe how easy or difficult a particular process or period of time is for sb/sth: a rocky/smooth/wild ride Foreign exchange traders may not give the peso such an easy ride. He was given a rough ride at the meeting. The airline industry expects a bumpy ride (= opposition and difficulties).
IDIOMS
take sb for a ride ( to cheat or trick sb: The taxpayer is being taken for a ride. Mr Poole is taking his shareholders for a ride. ⇨ FREE RIDER |
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