tread
柯林斯詞典
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(xué)性]
She trod casually, enjoying the touch of the damp grass on her feet. 她隨意行走,享受著腳底接觸著濕草的感覺(jué)。
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(guān)系,開(kāi)始時(shí)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(guó)英語(yǔ)]
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(xù)以一種不合常規(guī)的方式行事。
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tread /tr?d/ (treading,trod,trodden,treads)
劍橋詞典
- 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(shí),我老是踩到他的腳趾。
Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in! 可惡!看我剛才踩到什么了!
A load of food had been trodden into the carpet . 許多吃的東西被踩到地毯里去了。
Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine . 在自動(dòng)化時(shí)代到來(lái)之前,他們?cè)媚_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,極不情愿地上了樓。
I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way (= walk in a tired way) to work . 當(dāng)我邁著疲憊的腳步去上班時(shí),有時(shí)會(huì)看見(jiàn)他開(kāi)著跑車(chē)從我身邊飛馳而過(guò)。
?tread water
to float vertically in the water by moving the legs and the arms up and down
踩水
例句
習(xí)語(yǔ)
be treading watertread carefully/gently/lightly
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