cycle

[ˈsaɪk&+{ə}l]

a recurring period of time in which certain events or phenomena occur and reach completion or repeat themselves in a regular sequence

a completed series of events that follows or is followed by another series of similar events occurring in the same sequence

the time taken or needed for one such series

a vast period of time; age; aeon

a group of poems or prose narratives forming a continuous story about a central figure or event

the Arthurian cycle

a series of miracle plays

the Chester cycle

a group or sequence of songsSee song cycle

short for bicycleshort for tricycleshort for motorcycle

the orbit of a celestial body

a recurrent series of events or processes in plants and animals

a metabolic cycle

a continuous change or a sequence of changes in the state of a system that leads to the restoration of the system to its original state after a finite period of time

one of a series of repeated changes in the magnitude of a periodically varying quantity, such as current or voltage

a set of operations that can be both treated and repeated as a unit.the time required to complete a set of operations.one oscillation of the regular voltage waveform used to synchronize processes in a digital computer

(in generative grammar) the set of cyclic rules

to process through a cycle or system

to move in or pass through cycles

to travel by or ride a bicycle or tricycle

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同义词： circle series

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cycle

词性及解释: n.; 整个系列;整个过程; n.; (表现同一主题等的)一组小说(或戏剧,诗歌等); n.; 一段长时期,时代; n.; 脚踏车;摩托车; n.; 天体运行的轨道; vi.; 循环,轮转; vi.; 骑脚踏车(或摩托车); vt.; 使循环,使轮转; n.; 【无】周(波); n.; 周期;循环;一转