in high gear

基本解释

These ideas get your brain spinning in high gear, but then the inevitable questions pop up.
这些想法会让你的脑子高速运转起来，不过接下来就有不可避免的问题出现了。
As his sister describes it: “He’s got the Carl machinery in high gear, acting as if he is ready to scold me, to turn the blowtorch in my direction.”
姐姐形容说：“他把机器高速运转，就好像他准备好了要骂我，对我开焊枪一样。”
It is unknown, for instance, what Putin thinks of the judicial changes that Medvedev has launched, but they are in high gear, sources in the Kremlin and in the establishment confirm.
例如，我们不知道普京对于梅德韦杰夫发动的司法改革持什么意见，但是他们确实在如火如荼的进行着，来自克里姆林宫以及改革机构的内部消息证实到。

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