treadmill
US
UK treadmill n: (walking or running machine) (锻炼用)
SC 踏车 tà chē
SC 跑步机
Karen bought a treadmill, so she could run even when the weather was bad outside.
凯伦买了台跑步机，即便天气不佳她也能够进行跑步锻炼。
treadmill n: figurative (repetitive work routine)
SC 繁重无新意的工作
SC 单调繁重的工作
Every day was just the same old treadmill, and Philip wondered how he could get off it.
每天都是一样的繁重无新意的工作，菲利普不知道自己如何才能摆脱。