freewheel

verb

1. （骑自行车）滑行
   to ride a bicycle without using the pedals
   1. I freewheeled down the hill to the village.
      我从山上骑自行车一路滑行至村庄。

1. VERB (通常指骑自行车或开车下坡时)靠惯性滑行，溜车
   If you freewheel, you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the pedals, or in a vehicle without using the engine.
   1. He freewheeled back down the course.
      他沿原赛道滑了下去。

1. He freewheeled back down the course.
   他沿原赛道滑了下去。
2. As I freewheel downhill, my hands and face suddenly freeze up.
   当我靠着惯性向下滑行时，脸和手都冻僵了。
3. Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel.
   用自由飞轮坐交通工具沿海岸而行。
4. As sleeve mounted on the sliding rail, the tool apron can locate steady end wise by the sliding rail, further the tool apron can freewheel around the sliding rail on the slide block to change blade.
   刀座是套在滑轨上的，因此在纵向可以靠滑轨得到稳定的定位，刀座可以在滑块上绕滑轨单向转动，以实现换刀的目的。
5. Jaw freewheel differential is a type of self-locking differential, for which the biggest advantage is to prevent the vehicle from not being able to move because of the slipping on one side of the driving wheels, so as to improve greatly its cross-country power.
   牙嵌式自由轮差速器是一种自锁差速器，其最大的优点是能防止车辆因一侧驱动轮打滑而陷车，从而提高了机器的越野性能。
6. In this paper, based on the working conditions of airplane's engine, the research of the sprag type freewheel clutch has been performed, it's structure and sprag's main parameter were designed in detail.
   本文就航空飞机用起动机的工况条件，就楔块式超越离合器展开深入地研究，确定了超越离合器结构形式，并对其主要部件楔块的结构参数进行详尽地设计计算。
7. The process of cold rolling forming for outer ring of single freewheel of bicycle and the structure of roller and jig, and the parameters for rolling machine have been introduced.
   介绍了自行车单级飞轮飞壳冷滚轧成形工艺过程以及轧辊的结构、夹具形式和轧机参数。
8. Cold Rolling Forming for Outer Ring of Single Freewheel of Bicycle
   自行车飞轮飞壳的冷滚轧成形工艺
9. According to the geometry relation of the freewheel clutch, drive the function of the strut angle, draw and analyze the curve of strut angle. Related elastic theory has been applied to develop the stress and distortion of freewheel clutch outside and inside.
   根据楔块式超越离合器的几何关系，导出了楔角函数，绘制并分析了楔块楔角曲线，应用弹性理论，推导了楔块式超越离合器内、外的应力和变形计算式。
10. By applying principle analysis of freewheel differential gear system and ( kinematic) analysis, an alligator freewheel differential gear system is presented to solve the above problems ( existed) in common differential gear system with 4WD.
    通过自由轮差速系统的原理分析、运动分析和理论力学分析，力求通过牙嵌式自由轮差速器这一简捷方式，解决常规四轮驱动方式下差速系统存在的诸多问题。
11. Kinematics and Dynamics Analysis on Jaw Freewheel Differential The Pattern of Differential
    牙嵌式自由轮差速器的运动学与动力学分析
12. Research on the Freewheel Clutches of Gas Turbine Starting Engine Reducer
    燃气涡轮起动机减速器用超越离合器研究
13. The reverse recovery properties of the freewheel diode are also distinctly improved.
    另外，续流二极管的反向恢复特性也有明显改善。

noun

1. a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)

verb

1. coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

2. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
   1. My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school

   Synonym:    drift