词汇扩展：

ride: v 骑马，骑车；乘车；乘坐电梯
I saw a girl riding a horse.我看见一个女孩在骑马。
Can you ride?你会骑马吗？
Kids were riding in the back.孩子们坐在后座。
He rode the elevator down to the first floor.他乘坐电梯到了一楼。
I rode up to the tenth floor.我乘坐电梯上到了十楼。

be riding high扬扬自得；春风得意；很成功，很自信; 做什么事儿都顺
China is riding high as a new economic and geopolitical giant.作为一个新兴经济体和地缘政治的巨人，中国正意气风发。（geopolitical adj. 地理政治学的）
I'm riding high at the moment. Last week I had an increase in pay, and in a few days I'm being sent to represent the company in Italy.我时下简直是春风得意，上周提了工资，再过几天又要作为公司的代表被派往意大利。
Life is short. So one can take pride in even a passing moment of riding high, for it can count as an indication of a successful life.人生短促，浪尖儿上的一刹那，也可作一生成就的标志，足以自豪。

let sth ride: 对...听之任之/放任自流；
What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn't just let it ride.他说的话都是错的，我知道我不能听之任之。
I knew he'd get around to it. If you were in his shoes, you wouldn't have let it ride.
我知道他早晚会这么做的。如果你处在他的位置上，你也不会放任不管的。（to get around to sth 设法找到足够的时间去做某事）

ride roughshod over sth 轻蔑地对待（别人的感受或意见）； 欺凌；对…横行霸道（roughshod：['rʌfʃɑd] adj. 冷酷无情的； Ride roughshod 盛气凌人）
The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.规划部门不应无视当地人的意愿。
be riding for a fall不顾后果地蛮干；鲁莽行事；自讨苦吃
I have a feeling that he was riding for a fall我感觉他是在蛮干。
He's much too happy. I'm afraid he's riding for a fall , but I certainly hope it doesn't happen.我看他太高兴了，将来会失败的。但是我并不希望他将来失败。
to ride out:安然度过难关
Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession. 大多数大公司应能熬过经济衰退期。

ride n 乘车旅行;兜风；顺风车；
He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.他邀请我坐他的新车去兜风。
Can you give me a ride/lift back to town?你能捎我回市区吗？

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