Shared Bike Definition, Examples & How to Use

Meaning 1：rental bicycle (Shared Bike)

Shared Bike 🔊

/ʃɛrd baɪk/

A bicycle that can be rented by many people, often using a mobile app, for short trips.

Shared bike rental with people scanning QR codes in sunny park

rental bicycle 🔊

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/ˈrɛntəl ˈbaɪsɪkəl/

A shared bike is a bicycle available for short-term rental, typically accessed via a mobile app and parked at designated stations or any location in a dockless system.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combines 'shared' (past participle of 'share', meaning divided for use) and 'bike' (short for bicycle).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a bike that's 'shared' like a public ride—many people use the same bicycle, just one account away.

📖 Example

After getting off the subway, I quickly found a shared bike to ride the last kilometer home. 🔊 After getting off the subway, I quickly found a shared bike to ride the final kilometer home.

🔗 Collocations

rent a shared bike – To pay to use a shared bike temporarily.

shared bike station – A designated parking area for shared bikes.

shared bike app – A mobile application used to locate and unlock shared bikes.

🔄 Synonyms

rental bicycle (n.) – A bicycle that is available for hire.

bike-share (n.) – A system offering shared bicycles for public use.

public bike (n.) – A bicycle provided for shared public use.

🚫 Antonyms

private bicycle (n.) – A bicycle owned by an individual for personal use.

personal bike (n.) – A bicycle used exclusively by its owner.

📖 Cultural Story

Born from the sharing economy, bike-sharing systems like Dockless bikes gained global traction in the 2010s, with companies like Mobike and Citi Bike revolutionizing short-distance urban travel.