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cycle
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cycle
sth’s life cycle
(= the stages of life that happen in order )
• Dragonflies develop wings in the last stage of their life cycle.
an annual/monthly/weekly cycle
(= the related events that repeat themselves every year, month etc )
• the annual cycle of planting and harvesting crops
a business/economic/election etc cycle
(= related events in business, the economy etc that repeat themselves over a certain period )
• the presidential election cycle
the lunar/solar cycle
(= relating to the moon or the sun )
• the 28-day lunar cycle
a natural cycle
• the natural cycle of birth and death
the menstrual cycle
(= relating to the blood that women lose each month )
• Illness can disrupt your menstrual cycle.
verbs
go/pass through a cycle
• Advanced economies seem to go through a regular cycle.
break a cycle
(= stop a bad cycle happening )
• If people can get jobs, they can break the cycle of poverty and debt.
complete a cycle
• The birds were able to complete their breeding cycle as farmers delayed cutting the hedges.
phrases
a cycle of poverty/activity/birth and death etc
• the cycle of violence between the two countries
be trapped in a cycle
• The country is trapped in a cycle of poverty and under-development.
a stage/phase of a cycle
• the recovery phase of the economic cycle
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cycle + NOUN
a cycle lane
(= part of a road that only cycles can use )
• Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.
a cycle path/track
(= path for cycles in a park, wood etc, or beside a road )
• The forest is full of beautiful cycle paths.
a cycle route
(= way of getting somewhere on a cycle )
• I bought a map of all the cycle routes in the area.
a cycle ride
(= trip on a bicycle for pleasure )
• We went for a 20 km cycle ride.
a cycle race
• the annual cycle race around France
a cycle helmet
(= hat to protect your head )
• He wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet.
cycle hire
(= hiring a cycle to use )
• Cycle hire is available in the town centre.
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noun series of events that happen repeatedly ADJ. annual, daily, monthly, regular, seasonal, weekly the annual cycle of church festivals | complete, entire, whole | endless 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 | lunar, solar the 76-year solar cycle | breeding, menstrual, reproductive | business, economic | water a diagram of the water cycle | life the life cycle of the butterfly VERB + CYCLE go through The European market is simply going through an economic cycle. | complete To complete the cycle, oxygen is necessary. | repeat CYCLE + VERB begin again Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the cycle begins all over again. | repeat (itself) This cycle of events continually repeats itself. CYCLE + NOUN length, time PREP. in a/the ~ at this point in the cycle | per ~ The number of young produced per breeding cycle varies from species to species. PHRASES part of the cycle (of sth) part of the cycle of birth and death bicycle ADJ. motor (also motorcycle), pedal VERB + CYCLE ride CYCLE + NOUN ride, tour We're going for a cycle ride this afternoon. | helmet | lane, path, route, track Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes. | race PREP. by ~ They completed their journey by cycle. | on a/the ~ lots of people in cars or on cycles
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