English Dictionary

wheelie

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈ(h)wiːli/

名詞

くだけた表現 オーストラリア英語

(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

日本語の意味

自転車やオートバイなどの車両を、前輪を浮かせた状態で後輪だけで走行するスタントや技（ウィリー）を指す。

He impressed the crowd by pulling off a perfect wheelie down the city street.

彼は市街地の通りで後輪だけで走る完璧なスタントを決めて観衆を驚かせた。

意味（1）

(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie.

意味（2）

(informal, chiefly Australia) A wheelchair user.

It is also a nightmare for the wheelies, or wheelchair users. Not only is it hard enough to find a bloody wheelchair in the airport these days, but to push them to this back-of-beyond gate is a job in itself.

wheelies （ plural ）