单词 | tread |
释义 | tread —tread /tred/ noun (STEP) F0 [S] the sound that your feet make on the ground as you walk: » Then I heard someone's tread on the stairs.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impactF0 [S] the horizontal part of a step on which you put your foot Thesaurus+: ↑Stairs and liftsnoun [C or U] (PATTERN ON TYRE) ► F0 the pattern of raised lines on a tyre that prevents a vehicle from sliding on the road: » The tread on your tyres is very worn.Thesaurus+: ↑The exterior of vehiclesverb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (trod or US ALSO treaded, trodden or US AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO trod) ↑Verb Endings for tread C2 MAINLY UK to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot: » I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.» Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in!» A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.» Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine.Thesaurus+: ↑Walking and walkersF0 LITERARY to walk: » He trod heavily and reluctantly up the stairs.» I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way (= walk in a tired way) to work.Thesaurus+: ↑Walking and walkerstread waterF0 to float vertically in the water by moving the legs and the arms up and down Thesaurus+: ↑Swimming• • • Extra Examples:» '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. |
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