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| /tred/ |
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| 1 | I/T BRITISH to walk or step on something 踩；踏 |
| Tutilo kept his eyes on the cobbles, treading carefully. 图蒂罗两眼盯着那些卵石，小心翼翼地踩着。 |
| +on As she stumbled in the dark, she trod on something hard. 她在黑暗中摸索着前行时，踩到了某个硬东西。 |
| | 1a | T to press or crush something into the floor or ground when you walk 踩进；踩碎 | | Don’ t tread mud into the carpet. 别把泥踩进地毯里。 | |
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| 2 | T if someone treads grapes, they crush them with their feet in order to make wine 踩烂（葡萄酿酒） |
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| - | tread the boards humorous
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| to work as an actor |
| 当演员；上舞台 |
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| - | tread carefully/cautiously/lightly etc
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| to be very careful what you do or say , so that you do not make a mistake or cause a problem |
| 小心行事；言行谨慎 |
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| Investors should tread carefully until new interest rates are announced. 在新的利率公布之前，投资者应该谨慎行事。 |
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| - | tread on sacred/dangerous ground
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| to do something that is likely to cause a problem or upset some people |
| 可能引起麻烦；可能让人不安；可能犯忌 |
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| - | tread water
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| 1 | to not make progress , especially because you have to wait for something else to happen first 毫无进展；停滞不前 | For now we’ re just treading water, but we hope negotiations will begin soon. 我们虽然目前毫无进展，但还是希望谈判能很快开始。 | |
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| 2 | to stay upright in deep water by moving your legs and arms so that your head stays out of the water （游泳时）踩水 |
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