tread
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR The tread of a tyre or shoe is the pattern of thin lines cut into its surface that stops it from slipping. (鞋底或輪胎上的) 花紋
The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread. 鼓鼓的寬輪胎上有一道很深的花紋。
2. V-I If you tread in a particular way, you walk that way. 行走[文學性]
She trod casually, enjoying the touch of the damp grass on her feet. 她隨意行走,享受著腳底接觸著溼草的感覺。
3. V-I If you tread carefully, you behave in a careful or cautious way. (小心) 行事
If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with. 如果你希望建立一種新的關系,開始時就要小心緩慢行事。
4. V-I If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. 踩[英國英語]
5. PHRASE If you tread a particular path, you take a particular course of action or do something in a particular way. 以…方式行事
He continues to tread an unconventional path. 他繼續以一種不郃常槼的方式行事。
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tread /trɛd/ (treading,trod,trodden,treads)
剑桥词典
- C2 mainly UK
- 'Hey, mind !' he said when she trod on his foot .
- She got badly spiked when one of the runners trod on her heel .
- He trod heavily and reluctantly up the stairs .
- I accidentally trod on the dog's foot and it yelped .
- Mind you don't tread in the mud .
to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot
踩;踏
I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing . 我們倆跳舞時,我老是踩到他的腳趾。
Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in! 可惡!看我剛才踩到什麽了!
A load of food had been trodden into the carpet . 許多喫的東西被踩到地毯裡去了。
Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine . 在自動化時代到來之前,他們曾用腳踩葡萄釀酒。
literary
to walk
步行,散步
He trod heavily and reluctantly up the stairs . 他拖著沉重的腳步,極不情願地上了樓。
I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way (= walk in a tired way) to work . 儅我邁著疲憊的腳步去上班時,有時會看見他開著跑車從我身邊飛馳而過。
tread water
to float vertically in the water by moving the legs and the arms up and down
踩水
例句
習語
be treading watertread carefully/gently/lightly
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