pedal
【踏板;(自行车等)脚蹬;踩踏板;骑自行车】
pedal /ˈpedl/
读作:“PED-l(佩德尔)”,重音在第一个音节 PED。
📘 词义
pedal 可以作 名词 和 动词,常见意思如下:
1️⃣ 名词(noun)
- 踏板
- 车辆、乐器或机器上用脚踩的装置。
- 例:Press the brake pedal to stop the car.
(踩刹车踏板来停车。)
- (自行车等)脚蹬
- 例:The pedals on my bike are a bit loose.
(我自行车的脚蹬有点松。)
- 例:The pedals on my bike are a bit loose.
2️⃣ 动词(verb)
- 踩踏板;骑自行车
- 例:She pedaled hard to climb the hill.
(她用力踩踏板爬上山坡。)
- 例:She pedaled hard to climb the hill.
- 比喻用法:努力推进或加快
- 例:The company is pedaling new initiatives to boost sales.
(公司正在积极推进新的举措以提高销售额。)
- 例:The company is pedaling new initiatives to boost sales.
🧩 例句
- He pedaled his bike to school every morning.
他每天早上骑自行车上学。 - Make sure both pedals are securely attached.
确保两个踏板都安装牢固。 - You need to pedal faster to keep up with the group.
你需要踩得更快才能跟上大家。 - The musician pressed the piano pedal to sustain the notes.
音乐家踩下钢琴踏板以延长音符。
💡 衍生词
- pedal-powered(形容词)脚踏驱动的
- pedal stroke(名词)踏板踩动一次