tandem

tandem
noun
  1. a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other
    串座双人自行车
    ■a carriage driven by two animals harnessed one in front of the other
    纵列二马拉的双轮马车
    ■a group of two people or machines working together
    串联工作人(或机器)
adverb
  1. with two or more horses harnessed one behind another
    二马(或多马)纵列地
    I rode tandem to Paris.
    我驾纵列马车去巴黎。
    ■alongside each other; together
    协同地;一起地
常用词组
in tandem
  1. alongside each other
    协同的
    ■one behind another
    一前一后地
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: humorously from Latin, literally at length
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