tread
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
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to putyourfooton something or topresssomething down withyourfoot:
踩;踏Ikepttreadingonhistoeswhen we weredancing.我们俩跳舞时,我老是踩到他的脚趾。
Yuck! Look what I've just troddenin!可恶!看我刚才踩到什么了!
Aloadoffoodhad been troddenintothecarpet.许多吃的东西被踩到地毯里去了。
Before thedaysofautomation, they used to treadgrapesto makewine.在自动化时代到来之前,他们曾用脚踩葡萄酿酒。
literary
towalk:
步行,散步He trodheavilyandreluctantlyup thestairs.他拖着沉重的脚步,极不情愿地上了楼。
I sometimesseehimflashpast in hissportscaras I treadmywearyway(=walkin atiredway)towork.当我迈着疲惫的脚步去上班时,有时会看见他开着跑车从我身边飞驰而过。
tread water
tofloatverticallyin thewaterbymovingthelegsand thearmsup and down
踩水- 'Hey,mind!' he said when she trod on hisfoot.
- She gotbadlyspikedwhen one of therunnerstrod on herheel.
- He trodheavilyandreluctantlyup thestairs.
- Iaccidentallytrod on the dog'sfootand ityelped.
- Mind you don't tread in themud.
Walking and walkers
- bring/callsomething/someoneto heelidiom
- cavalcade
- constitutional
- foot traffic
- heel
- hiker
- hiking
- hoof itidiom
- rambler
- retread
- shanks's pony
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalking
- somnambulate
- stretch
- walkable
- walkabout
- walkies
- walking
- walking pole
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Swimming
Idioms
be treading water
tread carefully/gently/lightly
tread the boards
tread
noun
uk/tred/us/tred/treadnoun(PATTERN ON TYRE)
[CorU]
thepatternofraisedlineson atyrethatpreventsavehiclefromslidingon theroad:
(车胎的防滑)胎面花纹The tread onyourtyresis veryworn.你车胎上的花纹都磨损得很厉害了。
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The exterior of vehicles
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- bonnet
- bull bar
- cab
- coachwork
- crumple zone
- finny
- fog light
- full beam
- hazard light
- headlight
- high beams
- hubcap
- mudflap
- side mirror
- sidelight
- sunroof
- tire
- tow bar
- wing
treadnoun(STEP)
[S]
thesoundthatyourfeetmake on thegroundas youwalk:
脚步声Then Iheardsomeone's tread on thestairs.接着我听到楼梯上有脚步声。
[S]
thehorizontalpartof astepon which you putyourfoot
(楼梯的)梯面,踏步板Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts