| 单词 | gear |
| 释义 | gear gear /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj] gear sth for/to/towards sth (usually be geared)
to make, change or prepare sth so that it is suitable for a particular purpose or for particular people: The magazine is geared towards women over 35. The economy is now geared to growth.
PHRASAL VERBS
gear sth/yourself for sth to make sth/yourself ready for sth: The company is gearing itself for future success.
gear sth/yourself to sth to depend on sth; to be connected with sth: Salary adjustments are geared to the cost of living. Life assurance companies are heavily geared to stock market performance.
gear up (for/to sth); gear sb/sth up (for/to sth) to prepare yourself/sb/sth to do sth: The country is gearing up for elections. They have geared themselves up to produce two new vehicles this year.
■ noun
1 [U] ( a piece of equipment or a system: computer/networking/telecom gear 2 [U] equipment or clothing used for a particular purpose: sports/protective gear They carry all their gear (files, phones and laptops) to a new desk every day. 3 ( the speed at which sth takes place; the effort involved in doing sth : (BrE) Sales growth has moved into top gear. (AmE) The tax-cut plans are shifting into high gear. The takeover battle moved up a gear this week as two more companies put in bids. IDIOMS get, kick, swing, etc. into gear; get, kick, etc. sth into gear to start working, or to start sth working, in an efficient way: If you fill in the form, within 24 hours the service will kick into gear. |
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