用法不同:bicycle较为书面,较正式,bike较口语化一些。
范围不同:bike表示自行车,脚踏车,摩托车等,可指任何骑行的工具;而bicycle可指自行车,单车等,一般指普通单车。相比之下,“bike”更高级—些。
I go to work by bicycle.
我骑自行车去上班
My mother bought me a portable bicycle.
妈妈给我买了一辆轻便自行车。
Whether it's windy or rainy, I bicycle to school every day.
不论刮风或者下雨,我都天天骑车上学。
We almost got a new bicycle for our son, but someone else at the auction outbid us.
我们几乎都给儿子买到自行车了,不过另一个人拍卖时出了更高价。
Bike is the most common vehicle in the countryside.
农村最常见的交通工具就是自行车。
I biked to the street to pick him up.
我骑自行车到街上去接他。
I usually go to school by bike and I have never been late.
我通常骑车去上学,而且我从未迟到过。