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单词 pedal cycles
释义

pedal /pedˈl/

noun
  1. A lever pressed by the foot
  2. The lower and thicker part of a piece of straw
  3. A plait made of these
  4. A pedal point
  5. A pedal-organ
  6. A pedal-board
intransitive verb (pedˈalling or (US) pedˈaling; pedˈalled or (US) pedˈaled)
  1. To use a pedal or pedals
  2. To advance by use of the pedals
transitive verb

To drive or operate by using the pedals

adjective (also (zoology)
  1. /pēˈdl/) of the foot
  2. Of the feet of perpendiculars (geometry)
  3. Of, with, or relating to, a pedal or pedals
ORIGIN: L pedālis, from pēs, pedis foot

pedalier /-ērˈ/ noun

A pedal-board attached to a piano for the bass strings

pedˈaller noun

A person who uses pedals

pedˈalling noun

pedalo /pedˈə-lō/ noun (pl pedˈaloes or pedˈalos)

A small pedal-propelled boat used (esp on lakes) for pleasure

pedˈal-acˈtion noun

The apparatus worked by the pedals of a musical instrument

pedal bin noun

A rubbish bin with a hinged lid opened by a pedal

pedˈal-board or pedˈal-clavierˈ noun

The keyboards or pedals of an organ or other instrument

pedˈal-bone noun

A horse's coffin bone

pedal cycle noun

pedˈal-organ noun

The division of an organ played by means of pedals

pedal point noun

An organ point, a tone or tones (usu tonic and dominant) sustained normally in the bass, while other parts move independently

pedal pushers plural noun

  1. Formerly, women's knee-length breeches, gathered below the knee
  2. Now, any (esp tight-fitting) women's trousers reaching just below the knee

pedal steel guitar noun

An electric steel guitar on a fixed stand and fitted with foot pedals for adjusting pitch, creating glissando effects, etc

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