cycle: translation
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noun
1 series of events that happen repeatedly
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual, daily, monthly, seasonal, weekly
▪ the annual cycle of church festivals
▪ irregular, regular
▪ women with irregular menstrual cycles
▪ complete, entire, whole
▪ continuous, endless, never-ending
▪ the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth
▪ natural
▪ Life is a natural cycle, just like the changing seasons.
▪ vicious
▪ caught up in a vicious cycle of bingeing and dieting
▪ virtuous
▪ lunar, solar
▪ the 76-year solar cycle
▪ carbon, water
▪ a diagram of the water cycle
▪ breeding, menstrual, reproductive
▪ sleep
▪ business, economic
▪ boom-and-bust
▪ development
▪ election (AmE)
▪ news (esp.AmE)
▪ life
▪ the life cycle of the butterfly
VERB + CYCLE
▪ follow, go through
▪ The market is simply going through an economic cycle.
▪ complete
▪ To complete the cycle, oxygen is necessary.
▪ repeat
▪ break, end, stop
▪ create, start
▪ continue, perpetuate
CYCLE + VERB
▪ begin again
▪ Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.
▪ continue, repeat (itself)
▪ This cycle of events continually repeats itself.
CYCLE + NOUN
▪ length, time
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the cycle
▪ at this point in the cycle
▪ per cycle
▪ The number of young produced per breeding cycle varies from species to species.
PHRASES
▪ a cycle of abuse, poverty, violence, etc.
▪ part of the cycle (of sth)
▪ part of the cycle of birth and death
2 (esp. BrE) bicycle
ADJECTIVE
▪ motor (usually motorcycle) (BrE, AmE), pedal
VERB + CYCLE
▪ ride
CYCLE + NOUN
▪ ride
▪ We're going for a cycle ride this afternoon.
▪ helmet
▪ lane, path, route, track
▪ Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.
▪ race
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verb
Cycle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mile