tandem

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adv. 一前一后地, 纵排地 a. 纵排的, 串联的 n. 纵列两匹马拉的马车, 前后纵列的两匹马, 串座双人自行车

发音

AU /ˈtændəm/
UK /ˈtændəm/
US /ˈtændəm/
US /ˈtɛəndəm/

词形变化

tandems 复数 tandems tandemed tandeming tandems 三单 tandeming 现在分词 tandemed 过去式 tandemed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.

    定语 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.

    定语 可数 不可数 引申义
  3. 3.

    A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.

    定语 可数 不可数 引申义

    If you want a canoe that can seat both of you comfortably, you’ll need a tandem.

  4. 4.

    A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.

    Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”).

    定语 可数 不可数 体育 引申义
  5. 5.

    A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.

    定语 可数 不可数 医学 引申义
  6. 6.

    A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.

    定语 可数 比喻 不可数
  7. 7.

    A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.

    定语 比喻 不可数 教育 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of tandemize (“(transitive) to harness or drive (two draught animals, generally draught horses) one behind the other; to set up (two or more things, such as pieces or equipment) to work in tandem or together; (intransitive) to drive a tandem (‘carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other’)”)

    及物/不及物 定语
adj.
  1. 1.

    With two components arranged one behind the other.

    定语

    tandem canoe tandem engine

  2. 2.

    Working together collaboratively; collaborative, cooperative.

    定语 比喻

    Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.

adv.
  1. 1.

    One behind the other; in single file.

    定语

    The horses were harnessed tandem.

    to ride tandem on a bicycle built for two

  2. 2.

    In close collaboration; collaboratively, cooperatively.

    定语 比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tandem bicycle

上位词 6

bike wheel cycle arrangement bicycle placement

相关短语

tandem gait tandem engine [机] 串列动力机, 梳形动力机 tandem engines tandem bicycle 双人自行车 tandem bicycles tandem gaits tandem repeat 衔接重复 tandem repeats tandem landing gear tandem landing gears tandem gear variable tandem repeat locus short tandem repeat short tandem repeats drive Irish tandem

词源

PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary