/raɪd; raɪd/
n [C]
1 (a) (period of) being carried on or in sth, esp as a passenger 乘骑, 乘坐, 搭乘（尤指乘客）
*`Give me a ride on your shoulders, Daddy.' ｀爸爸, 让我在你肩膀上骑一会儿吧.＇
* We went for a ride in her new car. 我们坐了一趟她的新汽车.
* It's a ten-minuteride on the bus. 乘公共汽车要用十分钟.
* Can I hitch a ridewith you? 我可以顺路搭乘你的车吗?
(b) (in compounds用以构成复合词) journey (in the specified vehicle, etc) （搭乘交通工具的）旅行
*It's only a 5-minute `bus-ride to the park. 坐公共汽车去公园仅需5分钟.
* go for a `donkey-ride on the beach 在沙滩上骑驴兜风.
2 feel of riding in a car, etc 乘坐汽车等时的感觉
*The luxury model gives a smoother ride. 坐这种豪华型汽车感觉很平稳.
3 track for riding (usu a horse) on, esp throughwoods 可供骑行（通常指骑马）的小路（尤指林间）.
4 (idm习语) take sb for a `ride (infml 口) deceive or swindle sb 欺骗或诈骗某人.

/raɪd; raɪd/
v (pt rode / rEUd; rod/, pp ridden / 5rIdn; `rIdn/)
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ on sth; ~ away, off, etc sit on a horse, etc and be carried along 骑马等
*children riding on donkeys 骑着驴的孩子
* ride off into the distance 骑马奔向远方
* riding on her father's shoulders 骑在她父亲的肩上.
2 [Tn] sit on and control (sth) 骑（某物）
*ride a pony, bicycle, etc 骑小马、自行车等
* a jockey who has ridden six winners (ie winning horses) this season 在本赛季中已六次夺标的赛马骑师.
3 [Ipr] ~ in/on sth be carried along (in a vehicle) as a passenger 搭乘（交通工具）
*ride in a bus, on a train, etc 坐公共汽车、火车等
* You ride in the back (of the car) with yourbrother. 你跟你弟弟坐（汽车的）後座. =>Usage at travel用法见travel.
4 [I] go out regularly on horseback (as a pastime, etc) 经常骑马外出（消遣等）
*Do you ride much? 你常骑马吗?
* She hasn't been out riding since the accident. 她自从出了事故以後, 一直没有骑马外出过.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr] go through or over (sth) on a horse, bicycle, etc 骑马、骑自行车等通过（某物）
*ride the prairies 骑马过草原
* I've been riding these trails for
40 years. 我40年来一直骑自行车走这条小路.
6 [I, Ipr, Tn] float or be supported on (water, etc) 漂浮于（水等）之上
*surfers riding the waves 正在作冲浪运动的人
* gulls riding (on) the wind 乘风　翔的海鸥
* (fig 比喻) The moon was riding (ie appeared to be floating) high (in the sky). 月亮高高挂在天空.
7 [Tn] yield to (a punch, etc) so as to reduce its effect 顺势躲避（来拳等）.
8 (idm 习语) let sth `ride (infml 口) take no further (immediate) action on sth 对某事物不（立即）采取进一步的行动
*I'll let things ride for a week and see what happens. 我先让事情任其发展一星期再说. ride at `anchor (of a ship) remain secured by an anchor（指船）抛锚停泊. ride for a `fall (used esp in the continuous tenses 尤用于进行时态) act in a risky way which makes disaster likely 鲁莽行事. ride `high (used esp in the continuous tenses 尤用于进行时态) be successful 获得成功
*The company is riding high this year. 公司今年生意很好. ride out/weather the/a storm => storm. ride roughshod over sb/sth treat sb/sth harshly, thoughtlessly or with contempt 粗暴地、轻率地或盛气凌人地对待某人[某事物]
*He rode roughshod over all opposition to his ideas. 他恣意压制所有与他相左的意见. ride to `hounds (fml 文) go fox-hunting 去猎狐.
9 (phr v) ride sb down direct one's horse at sb to knock him down 策马撞倒某人. ride up (of an article of clothing) move gradually upwards, out of position （指衣物）逐渐向上拥（脱离正常位置）
*Your shirt's riding up. 你的衬衫拥到上边来了.