declutch
declutch — 動詞
- declutchpresent simple I / you / we / they
- declutches3rd person singular
- declutching-ing form
- declutchedpast simple
1. to press the clutch pedal in a vehicle so that the engine stops driving the whee
踩離合器
踩下離合器踏板使引擎不帶動車輪
to press the clutch pedal in a vehicle so that the engine stops driving the wheels, usually before you change gear.
Omar had to declutch smoothly as the old bus crawled up the steep hill.
當老舊的公車緩緩爬上陡坡時，Omar 必須平順地踩下離合器。
declutch before changing gear
The driving instructor told Tanvi to declutch gently before slowing for the corner.
駕訓班教練要 Tanvi 在轉彎減速前輕輕踩下離合器。
declutch + before + action
Always declutch fully when you stop at a red light, or the engine will stall.
在紅燈停車時一定要把離合器完全踩到底，否則引擎會熄火。
imperative driving advice
Henrik forgot to declutch and the lorry jerked forward across the empty car park.
Henrik 忘了踩離合器，那輛卡車就在空蕩的停車場往前一頓。
Learner drivers often struggle to declutch and brake at the same moment.
學開車的人常常很難同時踩離合器又踩煞車。
- declutch smoothly
- declutch gently
- declutch fully
- disengage
more technical; used of the clutch mechanism itself, not the whole driving action
- engage
to let the clutch back so the engine drives the wheels again
文法句型
declutch (before [action])
用法筆記
Intransitive and chiefly British. The subject is always the driver, and the action almost always comes just before changing gear or stopping. American English usually says 'press the clutch' instead.
常見錯誤
2. to stop a machine or one of its parts from working by freeing the clutch that co
脫開離合器
鬆開離合器使機器零件停止運轉
to stop a machine or one of its parts from working by freeing the clutch that connects it to the power.
The mechanic declutched the printing press before he reached inside to clear the jam.
技工在伸手進去清除卡紙之前，先脫開了印刷機的離合器。
declutch + machine part for safety
Ada declutched the spinning drum so the workers could load it safely.
Ada 脫開了旋轉的滾筒，好讓工人能安全地裝料。
A red lever lets the operator declutch the conveyor belt in an emergency.
一根紅色拉桿讓操作員能在緊急時脫開輸送帶的離合器。
declutch + belt/drive in emergency
The factory manual explains how to declutch the saw blade before cleaning it.
工廠手冊說明了清潔鋸片前如何脫開它的離合器。
- declutch the drive
- declutch the mechanism
- disengage
the everyday word an engineer would more often use for a machine part
- engage
to connect the part to the power again so it runs
文法句型
declutch + [machine part]
用法筆記
Transitive and technical, found mostly in engineering manuals. Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is a machine or moving part, whereas sense 1 has no object and refers to driving a vehicle.
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常見搭配
副詞搭配
- declutch smoothly
- declutch gently
- declutch quickly
常用片語
- declutch and brake
介系詞搭配
- declutch before [a gear change]