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velocipede

/vuh-los-uh-peed/US // vəˈlɒs əˌpid //UK // (vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd) //

伶俐人,伶仃洋,伶俐的人,伶俐的人儿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
    • : an early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
    • : a light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.

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Examples

  • This crude affair consisted of a small velocipede upon which was mounted a crude coal-burning steam engine.

  • When he recovered, he found himself lying where Velocipede had thrown him, and the brute quietly grazing by his side.

  • Five hundred foreign stamps, twenty postmarks, and a boat eighteen inches long, for a three-wheel velocipede.

  • God willing, Ill never again ride anything more dangerous than a velocipede.

  • You may know I was surprised to look up, and see it coming without hands, just rolling along like a velocipede.