noun phrase · neutral
bike-sharing scheme
UK/ˈbaɪk ˌʃeərɪŋ skiːm/US/ˈbaɪk ˌʃerɪŋ skiːm/BIKE·shar·ING SCHEME
a public program where people rent bicycles for short trips, often by the minute or hour
Examples
“The city introduced a bike-sharing scheme to cut short car journeys in the centre.”
“A dockless bike-sharing scheme allows users to pick up and leave bikes anywhere.”
“Many students use the bike-sharing scheme for short trips between campus buildings.”
Band 8 sentence
“The introduction of a dockless bike-sharing scheme transformed short-distance travel in the inner city.”
Collocations
- launch a bike-sharing scheme
- dockless bike-sharing scheme
- use the bike-sharing scheme
Word family
Common mistakes
bike sharing→bike-sharing scheme
hire bike scheme→bike-sharing scheme
Say it for a higher band
5public bikes→6bike rental→7+bike-sharing scheme
Synonyms
bicycle-sharing program
Easily confused
bike rental
“Tourists often use bike rental services to explore the countryside.”
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