ride 1 S2 W2 / raɪd / 动词 ( past tense rode / rəʊd $ roʊd / , past participle ridden / rɪdn / ) #

1 animal [不及物和及物动词] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along :

She learned to ride when she was seven.

He was riding a large grey mare.

ride on

She arrived riding on a white horse.

ride away/across/through etc

He rode away across the marshes.

2 bicycle/motorbike [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , transitive ] to travel on a bicycle or motorbike :

He had never learned to ride a bicycle.

They mounted their bikes and rode off.

3 vehicle [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , transitive ] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving :

We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco.

ride in

The kids were riding in the back.

ride a bus American English :

Ann rides the bus to work. ► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive : the man who was driving the stolen car

4 in a lift [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , transitive ] American English to travel up or down in a lift

ride up/down

He rode the elevator down to the first floor.

I rode up to the tenth floor.

5 water/air

a) [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to be floating in water or in the air :

The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water.

The moon was riding high in the sky.

There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.

b) ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it :

surfboarders riding the waves

6 be riding high to feel very happy and confident :

They were still riding high after their election victory.

7 let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant :

What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn’t just let it ride.

8 ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this :

The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.

9 annoy somebody [及物动词] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things :

Why are you riding her so hard?

10 ride on sb’s shoulders/back if a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way

11 ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force :

He managed to ride the punch.

12 be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure :

I had a feeling he was riding for a fall, and tried to tell him so.

ride on something 短语动词

if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it :

He knew he had to win – his reputation was riding on it.

There’s a lot riding on this match.

ride something ↔ out 短语动词

1 if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended

2 if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it :

Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession.

ride up 短语动词

if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly

ride 2 S3 noun [可数名词] #

1 car/train etc a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving → lift ride in He invited me to go for a ride in his new car. Can you give me a ride back to town? Sammy had promised to take me for a ride in his truck. I managed to get a ride down to the station. We hitched a ride (= got a free ride from a passing vehicle ) into town. car/bus/train etc ride A fifteen minute taxi ride will take you to the airport. a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride. 2 horse/bicycle a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal ride on Can I have a ride on your bike? a bike/bicycle ride Shall we go for a bike ride this afternoon? 3 a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them :
Journalists gave the Prime Minister a rough ride at the press conference. The chairman will face a rough ride from shareholders. The President will not have an easy ride when he gives his account of events. 4 a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems :
Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%. The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament. 5 take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them :
I’d just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride. 6 come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it :
A couple of friends had come along for the ride. 7 machine a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair :
We went on loads of rides . 8 path literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside :
a grassy ride

COLLOCATIONS

verbs take/have a ride Visitors can take a ride on a steam train. go for a ride He went for a ride in a private plane piloted by a friend. give somebody a ride Ellie gave us a ride to school. get a ride AmE: I left the farm that night, and got a ride into town. hitch a ride (= get a free ride from a passing vehicle ) He hitched a ride to Denver on a truck. take somebody for a ride Hugh took me for a ride in his new car.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ride a car/bus/train etc ride The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel. a short/long ride I climbed slowly aboard the bus for the long ride to Hawkesworth. a smooth/comfortable ride The new suspension produces a smoother ride. a bumpy ride Part of the flight had been a bumpy ride through a thunderstorm.

THESAURUS

by plane/boat/car/bicycle etc flight a journey by air : You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight. voyage / vɔɪ-ɪdʒ / a long journey over the sea : MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another : A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island. cruise a journey by boat for pleasure : a Mediterranean cruise | a cruise down the Nile drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure : The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful. ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse : It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station. | a bike ride