spoke
/spəʊk/noun
उच्चारण स्पोक
(पहिये की) तीली, आरा
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one of the thin metal or wooden bars that join the centre of a wheel to its outer edge
(पहिये की) तीली, आरा
- One of the spokes of my bicycle wheel is broken.
- The old cart wheel had twelve wooden spokes.
- A bent spoke made the wheel wobble.
+ 2 more examples
- The mechanic replaced two broken spokes on my bicycle.
- Each spoke connects the hub to the rim.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
spoke (noun) of a wheel
A spoke is one of the thin rods joining the hub of a wheel to its rim. It is countable and usually plural: spokes.
'Spoke' पहिये की नाभि को घेरे से जोड़ने वाली पतली छड़ है। यह countable है और प्रायः बहुवचन 'spokes' में आता है।
- A spoke of the cycle wheel was bent.
- The wheel has thirty-six spokes.
spoke (past tense of speak)
Spoke is also the past simple of speak. The past participle is spoken, so 'have spoke' is wrong.
'Spoke', 'speak' का past simple भी है। Past participle 'spoken' है, इसलिए 'have spoke' ग़लत है।
- The principal spoke to the parents yesterday.
- Radhika has spoken to the teacher about the project.
hub and spoke (compound)
In business and transport, hub-and-spoke is a system where routes spread out from one central point.
व्यापार और परिवहन में 'hub-and-spoke' ऐसी व्यवस्था है जिसमें मार्ग एक केंद्रीय स्थान से बाहर फैलते हैं।
- The airline uses Delhi as the hub in a hub-and-spoke network.
spoke + for / on behalf of (past of speak)
Spoke for means expressed the views of. Spoke on a topic means gave a talk about it.
'Spoke for' का अर्थ किसी की ओर से विचार रखना है। 'Spoke on' का अर्थ किसी विषय पर भाषण देना है।
- She spoke for all the students.
- The principal spoke on discipline.
+Collocations 5
adjective + spoke
metalbentbrokensteelwooden
- The cycle mechanic replaced the broken spoke.
verb + spoke
tightenreplacesnapbendfix
- He tightened every spoke of the wheel.
spoke + of
of a wheelof a cartof an umbrellaof a bicycle
- One spoke of the umbrella got stuck in the rain.
spoke + preposition (past of speak)
toaboutwithonfor
- She spoke about her village in the debate.
speak (past) + adverb
softlyclearlyfluentlyangrilybriefly
- She spoke clearly into the microphone.
“More examples 6
- The rickshaw puller tightened the loose spokes of his wheel.
रिक्शा चालक ने अपने पहिये की ढीली तीलियाँ कसीं।
- The chief guest spoke for ten minutes about discipline.
मुख्य अतिथि ने अनुशासन पर दस मिनट तक भाषण दिया।
- Radhika's cycle needed new spokes after the monsoon.
मानसून के बाद राधिका की साइकिल को नई तीलियों की आवश्यकता थी।
- Delhi acts as the hub, and the smaller cities are the spokes.
दिल्ली केंद्र का काम करती है और छोटे शहर उससे निकलने वाली तीलियों जैसे हैं।
- He put a spoke in my wheel by refusing to sign the form.
फ़ॉर्म पर हस्ताक्षर करने से मना करके उसने मेरे काम में रोड़ा अटका दिया।
- A single broken spoke can make a bicycle wheel wobble.
एक अकेली टूटी तीली साइकिल के पहिये को डगमगा सकती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She has spoke to the principal already.
✓ She has spoken to the principal already.
After has/have, use the past participle spoken, not spoke.
Has/have के बाद past participle 'spoken' आता है, 'spoke' नहीं।
✗ The teacher spoke me about the exam.
✓ The teacher spoke to me about the exam.
Speak needs the preposition to before the person addressed.
'Speak' के बाद जिस व्यक्ति से बात की जाए, उससे पहले 'to' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
put a spoke in somebody's wheel
to stop somebody from doing what they have planned, or make it difficult for them
किसी के काम में रोड़ा अटकाना, टाँग अड़ाना
- His rivals tried to put a spoke in his wheel by delaying the approval.
- Don't put a spoke in her wheel just because you disagree.
?Which word?
Do not confuse the noun spoke (a bar of a wheel) and spoke, the past tense of speak.
Noun spoke (पहिये की तीली) और speak के past tense spoke में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Put a spoke in somebody's wheel means to stop or spoil somebody's plans.
Idiom put a spoke in somebody's wheel का अर्थ है किसी की योजना में रोड़ा अटकाना।