| 单词 | low gear |
| 例句 | The engine raced in its low gear, and the high top swayed like a storm-driven ship. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I had to stay in low gear to get through that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The road was rutted in sticky red mud, and Robert had to put the truck in low gear and gun it to cross the flats by Prairie Dog hill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was moving very slowly, the engine whining in low gear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z So much going in low gear had boiled it out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The beginning of “history,” then, means a sudden increase in the speed of events, a shifting from low gear into high gear, as it were. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the low gear band is worn too thin to pull up a steep hill, why you can turn around and back up it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack slipped into a low gear and we trundled slowly through them, coming out at a short straight stretch that bottomed out into a wide inside curve, a rocky cliff looming over it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When he sailed away she made a detour and came down to the river again and drove along parallel with him, the car in low gear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Six years after the crisis, he argues, the world economy is stuck in low gear and set on an unsustainable course. How to fix a broken system 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z That reappraisal — which included a 2014 retrospective organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego — was fast gaining traction but still in low gear when he died. Perspective | Jack Whitten: once neglected artist lately the toast of the art world 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z But the driver didn’t hesitate as he revved the engine and threw the truck into low gear. Explorer: In Haiti, Beauty That Plays Hard to Get (To) 2014-02-13T15:08:18Z The only cover is of saxophonist Steve Lacy's hypnotic Image, which sounds like a Thelonious Monk theme in very low gear. Blink: Twice – review 2012-07-12T21:34:00Z The show is still stuck in low gear. ‘Homeland’ and ‘The Leftovers’ go into the shop for fixes, but some clunkiness remains 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z This flash of animal instinct is a visceral illustration of the movie’s theme of survival and helps wake up a film that like the failing characters, too soon grinds into a low gear. | 'The Way Back': Pushing the Limits of Endurance 2011-01-20T23:13:53Z As Kip ground steadily upward in a low gear, I downshifted and shot forward, ignoring my lack of acclimation to the altitude. To Ride Again Another Day in Colorado 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z As even Fitzgerald acknowledged: “It was an art in which words were subordinate to images, where personality was worn down to the inevitable low gear of collaboration.’ Hollywood was built on the work of unappreciated and undervalued writers 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The loss of Western technology such as advanced computer chips means an economy permanently stuck in low gear. Russia’s economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Atop the list: fixing an offense stuck in low gear. Hoping the fixes are in, UCLA seeks to revive struggling offense against Washington 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The passing game is still stuck in low gear. Edwards, running game were key for Ravens against Browns 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z With no more warning than that, he dropped into low gear and gunned the engine. Haunted by his father’s role in Vietnam, he turned to farming to grow a new legacy 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z “Make no mistake, this market is stuck in low gear,” said Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive, adding that sales will remain at current levels until supply improves. U.S. auto sales set for weakest quarter in a decade - Cox Automotive 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as technology-related shares slid for a second day and data suggested the labor market had shifted into low gear amid fading fiscal stimulus. Asian stocks set for higher open on central bank support 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Or it may be struggling to patch a remaining $2 trillion gash to gross domestic product, with growth stuck in low gear, an ongoing health crisis, and chronic joblessness. Perpetual recession? Recovery in a year? For Fed, forecasters, a canyon-like split 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Trucks progress slowly, in low gear, consuming extra fuel. The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The low gears, when combined with a high level of electric power, allow the relatively heavy cargo bike to climb harsh inclines with little effort. The Teenage Tinkerer Behind an E-Bike Revolution 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The conversations so far seems to center on keeping inflation from getting stuck in low gear. Trump Urges ‘Big’ Rate Cut as Fed Faces Challenges 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Sales of new U.S. single-family homes sank more than expected in July, a sign that the housing market continued in low gear despite lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market. Trump administration expected to boost biofuel quotas, in dispute between farmers and refineries 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Added Perry, “He doesn’t have a low gear. It’s full bore or nothing.” Adulation from fans awaits Albert Pujols in St. Louis 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Trade-focused Asia appears to be suffering the most visible loss of momentum so far, but the euro zone economy is stuck in low gear and many emerging markets are sputtering. Factory activity shrinks across Asia as cooling China threatens... 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z At times, for contrast, the action proceeds in quick, cross-cutting montages, set to pop music, before shifting back into low gear. Review: The cinematic pleasures of Showtime's new Ben Stiller-directed series 'Escape at Dannemora' 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z This felt strange at first, but once I found a comfortable low gear, apart from stopping on some very steep sections on fine-sand dunes, the rolling resistance on sand and rock really works. Fat-biking: the miracle solution to cycling on sand 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z “The night’s still in low gear,” Mr. Gargan said as he cleared the bar of tips, tabloids and lottery tickets left by the daytime barflies. Who Needs Manhattan? Hanging With the Locals on Bell Boulevard 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z However, they said the Bureau shifted into low gear in the weeks before the election to avoid interfering in the vote. Former MI-6 spy known to U.S. agencies is author of reports on Trump in Russia 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z But these inquiries were shifted into low gear weeks ago because the FBI wanted to avoid any impact on the election. FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z In the low gears, the big engine pulls smoothly. 2016 Indian Springfield is a flexible flyer 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The economies of developing countries that are generally strong commodity exporters shifted to low gear. The U.S. Economy: A Post-Brexit Assessment 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Why is the American economy stuck in low gear? Disproving Beliefs About the Economy and Aging 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Around town, it can be slipped into "manual" mode and kept in a low gear while slogging through traffic or going up and down steep hills. Car review: Buick's new Cascada convertible is no Skylark, but it'll do just fine 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The opening of a new chapter in the negotiations will keep the accession process running in low gear, but with little real hope of reaching its destination. Refugees and terror 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Smugness, exasperation and partisanship are certainly apparent but kept generally in low gear — except when Hayden writes about Congress or the media. A blunt defense of interrogations, targeted killings and domestic spying 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The Toyota, on giant tires and in low gear, toddled through, but other drivers had gone off road and left a mess of tracks in the mud. The Civilian Saviors of Iceland 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z But even in low gear, the place is humming, echoing the site’s long-ago past as a United States Air Force base. First U.S. Airbus Factory Gives Wings to Revival in Mobile, Ala. 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But then things shifted into low gear as sales sagged, dashing hopes that China might quickly become the company’s second largest market. Tesla Gets China Charge In Wuhan, Slammed In Chongqing 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z It is stuck in low gear, now that the commodity boom seems to be over, and its goods are no longer in high demand. Petrobras’s oil bonanza: Blessing or curse? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Iran's powerful hard-liners, meanwhile, pointed to the heavy restrictions that would effectively lock those facilities and enrichment into a slow, low gear for at least a decade. From both Iran's hard-liners and Israel: No to nuclear deal 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Sock had no low gear, no plan B to the cranking of the cannon. If Jack Sock is future of U.S. men's tennis, it could be a long wait 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The U.S. leveraged finance market was in low gear this week as both the loan and high yield bond segments saw lackluster issuance during the holiday shortened period. Leveraged Loan, High Yield Bond Markets Downshift As Issuance Tails Off 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “The euro zone recovery is stuck in a low gear.” Euro Zone Economy Continues to Expand, Survey Suggests 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z BERLIN—The euro zone's recovery from crisis looks stuck in low gear, posing risks to its struggling members and weighing on fragile global growth. Euro Zone's Weak Recovery Poses Risks to Others 2014-01-02T04:05:56Z But so far the economy is stuck in low gear, with only tentative signs of a transition away from mining-dependent growth. Australia's Jobs Picture Darkens 2013-12-12T05:02:02Z “Global growth is in low gear, the drivers of activity are changing, and downside risks persist,” the organization reports. 2014: A User's Guide to the Global Economy 2013-11-15T04:41:00Z With the U.S. economy still in low gear and the next round of congressional budget and debt negotiations looming in early 2014, analysts remain mixed in their longer-range outlook. Auto industry sales in October prove lower than expected 2013-11-02T00:25:14Z The International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecast for economic growth this year and next as a slowdown in major developing nations and a still sluggish Europe combined to leave the world in “low gear.” IMF reduces forecast for growth, but expects stronger U.S. economy next year 2013-10-08T13:01:00Z The data reinforces the view that the job market is inching toward recovery, with the broader economy still stuck in low gear. U.S. jobless rate falls to 4-year low 2013-08-02T13:22:02Z It’s like they’ve purchased a nice new car and are driving it around in low gear. 5 Easy Tech Tweaks That Will Significantly Improve Your Business 2013-05-13T17:15:02Z The prefrontal cortex—our brain’s reasoning command and control center—drops into low gear when we’re in love. Love in the Time of Neuroscience 2013-02-14T02:42:04Z Wednesday's GDP report portrayed an economy stuck in low gear. Recovery Shows a Soft Spot 2013-01-31T05:01:20Z That means that the economy will remain in low gear, likely growing around 2.0 percent for this year as a whole. World economy set for slightly brighter year: Reuters polls 2013-01-23T19:53:56Z Most of these effects are expected to be temporary, but even taking that into account, the U.S. economy appears to be stuck in low gear. Factories post rebound, consumer sentiment shaky 2012-11-22T04:58:36Z With the automaker on track to lose as much as $1.8 billion in Europe this year, China’s growth slowing, and the U.S. economy stuck in low gear, prospects are dim for a doubled stock price. Getting the Government Out of General Motors 2012-11-16T01:00:02Z Job creation was too weak to bring down the country's 8.2 percent jobless rate and the report fueled concerns that Europe's debt crisis was shifting the U.S. economy into low gear. Dismal hiring shows economy stuck in low gear 2012-07-07T01:19:27Z While the jobs report is not catastrophic, it means that the economy continues to be stuck in low gear, unable to add enough jobs to lower the unemployment rate. With unemployment stuck at 8.2%, campaigns accentuate the negatives 2012-07-06T16:10:53Z The report appeared sure to fuel concerns that Europe's debt crisis is shifting the U.S. economy into low gear. Unemployment stuck at 8.2% in June 2012-07-06T12:36:00Z U.S. employers likely quickened the pace of hiring last month but not enough to allay worries that Europe's debt crisis is shifting the economy into low gear. Futures steady on caution before jobs report 2012-07-06T11:41:09Z Meanwhile, life on Smith Street was purring along like a Volvo in a low gear. | Smith Street, Carroll Gardens: Turn Left at the Roses 2012-06-16T02:47:18Z The car had been climbing on low gear, but now the gradient became less. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z In many areas, the rates of global environmental change are accelerating but decision-making processes are stuck in low gear. Change the approach to sustainable development 2012-03-21T18:20:04.573Z The economy remains stuck in a low gear. Eurozone service sector shrinks 2012-02-22T10:41:43Z The big ones roll off slowly like an 18-wheeler in low gear. Carp Now a Worthy Fly Rod Target in United States 2012-02-13T01:12:01Z In a note prepared for the G20 summit in Cannes, France, last week but published only on Friday, the IMF said the economic recovery in advanced economies "remains in low gear." IMF warns advanced nations may fall into recession 2011-11-11T15:16:23Z Following the advice, Bess changed to low gear, and crawled up and down the hills, after the pace set by Cora. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z Often I put the seven-speed automated manual into an unnecessarily low gear, just to provoke an aural response. My $283,000 Roaring Ferrari Slams N.Y. Streets: Jason H. Harper 2011-10-19T23:24:04Z A brief exchange ensued as the car rolled slowly backward from its parking space, then a shift into low gear signaled that the conversation had ended. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z U.S. home sales and factory activity data released last week showed the economy was stuck in low gear, although a drop in claims for jobless aid offered hope the labor market's recovery was on track. Bullard: European debt turmoil could weigh on U.S. 2011-05-24T03:11:12Z In others there were drifts up to four feet deep, and the plow shifted into low gear and attacked the deep snow with its blade, growling like an angry dog attacking an enemy. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The girls thanked him profusely, and after cranking up both the Flyaway and the Whirlwind, said good-bye to Hope and her father, and started off, both machines on low gear. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z France often start a Six Nations campaign in a low gear and Scotland will have an advantage in preparation time. The Breakdown 2011-02-03T12:25:43Z He heard the grinding roar of a car coming up the cañon trail in low gear, and went to the doorway. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z That means recovery will remain in low gear across the industrial Midwest. Where the Jobs Are: Finding the Right Spots in a Not So Great Recovery 2011-01-06T08:00:00Z The running motor is then put on to a "low gear," so that it can make the revolutions necessary for obtaining full power, while the propellers run slower than before. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z At low gear, the internal mechanism is drawn to the right-hand side, where the planet carrier engages with the end plate of the hub by means of claw-clutches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z In the Legislature, where both houses will gain Republican majorities next year, the work of a Democratic-led committee that was devising the state’s health insurance exchange downshifted into low gear last week. Republicans Rise to Power, With Enmity for Health Law 2010-11-19T07:00:00Z They could have a ridiculously low gear that allowed them to chug along at 2-3 kph, but there has to be a physical gradient limit somewhere. Tour de France stage 20 - live! 2010-07-25T12:33:00Z This time of year I can make it fairly easy—only about fifteen miles on low gear. The Voice of the Pack The ratio of "low gear" to "high" is 2 to 1, so that a single motor will be running under its best conditions when well throttled down. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z Two loaded trucks came down this pass now in low gear. The Secret of the Ninth Planet Taking his foot off the brake the Belgian shifted back into low gear and got the car underway again. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk They were rolling along a winding road, climbing in low gear. A Yankee Flier in Italy Rick dropped the jeep back into low gear and swung the wheel. The Golden Skull Elevating it slightly puts it into low gear, and raising it still higher runs the machine at its highest speed. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology His car now was high in the mountain range, running on low gear, the engine working hard in the thin air and against the steep grade. In the Shadow of the Hills I'll get out and push them aside, and you keep the car in low gear. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk "Say, this is some climb, believe me!" cried Roger, as they made another turn, and Dave found it advisable to come down to low gear. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake Going up a hill in an automobile on low gear. Common Science He later reported speeds of 3 mph in low gear and 8 mph in high gear. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology I have a feeling that I ought to run on low gear for a while. The Prairie Mother When you shove down with your left foot, and pull the clutch to the left and backward, it is in low gear, and the car will go forward when you let your foot back. Eve to the Rescue I threw into low gear just for safety's sake. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake In low gear I drove a block, then stopped and waited till a clear ten feet ahead permitted another painfully slow forward motion. Greener Than You Think Roger had thrown the car into low gear, so that the power was really acting as a sort of brake. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine It coughed and spluttered on a powerful, old-fashioned low gear, while its engine throbbed like a weary heart. Danger! and Other Stories I shoved my mind into low gear and started to think idle thoughts, letting myself sort of daydream. Highways in Hiding The road wound in and out among the trees, and at one place the grade was so steep that Dave had to throw the clutch into low gear. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake He had thrown the motive power to the low gear, and thus the engine was doing something towards holding the car back. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds After starting the motor Paul had somehow managed to slip in the low gear, and the marvel of it was that he knew enough to disengage the clutch while he did this. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley The bigger cars made nothing of it; the smaller ones got into their low gears and ground a bit as they pulled. A Court of Inquiry She sprang to her seat, took off the brake, and put in the low gear. The Luckiest Girl in the School Just now though, on a level, we travelled at a low gear. The Killer He threw in the low gear, and off the touring car started slowly. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds Then we can put in low gear, slip in the clutch, just as if the motor was in operation, and get the car to the top of the hill. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley Many cars have to take it on the low gear, or go as slowly as possible. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire Miss Beach, sitting by her side, showed her how to put the low gear in, then to put in the clutch. The Luckiest Girl in the School You plunge rashly into it on low gear; you buzz bravely for possibly fifty feet; you slow down, slow down; your driving wheels begin to spin—that finishes you. The Killer If you decide it is safe to drive across it, put your car in low gear and drive very slowly, to avoid splashing water into your engine and causing it to stop. In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) He started the car and forged out to them, making the last few rods in low gear and knowing how risky it was to stop. Casey Ryan The going was just a little too heavy for the fast speed and altogether too easy for the low, and yet we were obliged to travel for hours on the low gear. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" Albert had forgotten to shift it out of low gear. The Life of Me; an autobiography In spite of this, for some reason which I cannot divine, the machines with excessively low gear do not seem to obtain so great an advantage in climbing hills as might be expected. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 The automobile began to sulk and finally could be persuaded to go only on the low gear, and to rattle along at about the speed of a man with a horse and buggy. Time and Change "Better take it on low gear," suggested his brother. The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds I put the two kids in the front seat of the car, then I put the car in low gear, got it started toward home, and then I got out. The Life of Me; an autobiography |
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