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treadBrE /tred/NAmE /tred/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tread BrE /tred/ NAmE /tred/present simple - he / she / it treads BrE /tredz/ NAmE /tredz/past simple trod BrE /trɒd/ NAmE /trɑːd/past participle trodden BrE /ˈtrɒdn/ NAmE /ˈtrɑːdn/past participle trod BrE /trɒd/ NAmE /trɑːd/ -ing form treading BrE /ˈtredɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtredɪŋ/ [I] ~ (on/in/over sth/sb)(especially BrE) to put your foot down while you are stepping or walking 踩;踏;践踏◆Ouch! You trod on my toe! 唉哟!你踩着我的脚指头了!◆Careful you don't tread in that puddle. 小心,别踩着那水坑。 [T] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to crush or press sth with your feet 踩碎;践踏 SYN trample ◆Don't tread ash into the carpet! 别把烟灰踩进地毯里!◆The wine is still made by treading grapes in the traditional way. 这种葡萄酒仍然是以传统的方法踩碎葡萄酿制的。 [T, I] ~ (sth) (formal or literary) to walk somewhere 行走;步行;走◆Few people had trod this path before. 以前没有多少人走过这条小路。◆He was treading quietly and cautiously. 他蹑手蹑脚地走着。●tread ˈcarefully, ˈwarily, etc.to be very careful about what you do or say 小心谨慎地说;小心翼翼地做◆The government will have to tread very carefully in handling this issue. 政府在处理这个问题时须慎之又慎。●ˌtread a difficult, dangerous, solitary, etc. ˈpathto choose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing sth, etc. 走一条困难、危险、孤独等的人生道路(指选择特定的生活方式或处事方法)◆A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down. 餐馆必须在保证质量和价格低廉之间走出一条困难的折中之路。●ˌtread on sb's ˈheelsto follow sb closely 紧随某人之后;步人后尘●ˌtread on sb's ˈtoes(especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌstep on sb's ˈtoes) (informal) to offend or annoy sb, especially by getting involved in sth that is their responsibility 激怒,得罪,冒犯(尤指因插手他人职责)●ˌtread ˈwaterto keep yourself vertical in deep water by moving your arms and legs 踩水(摆动四肢使身体在深水中保持直立)to make no progress while you are waiting for sth to happen 裹足不前;徘徊观望●fools rush ˈin (where angels fear to ˈtread)(saying) people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things which more experienced people would not consider doing (智者却步处)愚者独敢闯●walk/tread a fine/thin lineto be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake 处于困境(或险境);如履薄冰;走钢丝◆He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude. 他想滑稽而不粗鲁,难以把握分寸。●tread/walk a ˈtightropeto be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do 身处困境;如履薄冰 treadBrE /tred/NAmE /tred/ noun [sing.] the way that sb walks; the sound that sb makes when they walk 步法;步态;脚步声◆I heard his heavy tread on the stairs. 我听到他在楼梯上的沉重脚步声。 [C, U] the raised pattern on the surface of a tyre on a vehicle (轮胎的)胎面;外胎花纹◆The tyres were worn below the legal limit of 1.6 mm of tread. 这些轮胎磨损得已低于胎面 1.6 毫米的法定厚度。 [C] the upper surface of a step or stair (台阶或楼梯的)踏步板,梯面,踏面 ➡ compare riser (2) |