treadle
/ˈtredl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtredl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtre-dᵊl How to pronounce treadle (audio)/ (ame, mw)
treadle — 名詞
- treadlesingular
- treadlesplural
1. a foot-worked bar or pedal on a machine that keeps it running or turns one of it
腳踏板
用腳踩動機器的部件
a foot-worked bar or pedal on a machine that keeps it running or turns one of its wheels
Jude pushed the treadle to keep the old sewing machine moving.
Jude 踩動腳踏板，讓那台老縫紉機繼續運轉。
collocation: push the treadle
In the museum, Mira watched the weaver tap the loom treadle with one heel.
在博物館裡，Mira 看著那名織工用一隻腳跟輕踩織布機的腳踏板。
collocation: loom treadle
Hamza repaired the cracked treadle before the potter's wheel jammed again.
Hamza 在陶輪再次卡住前，先把裂掉的腳踏板修好了。
At the farm sale, Anthony tested the grinder's treadle before paying for it.
在農場拍賣會上，Anthony 先試了磨穀機的腳踏板才付錢。
- pedal
the more common modern word for a foot-operated control
- foot control
a broad term for any part worked by the foot
- lever
describes the shape or movement, but not specifically foot use
文法句型
press the treadle
work the treadle
loom treadle / sewing-machine treadle
用法筆記
Usually refers to older mechanical devices such as looms, sewing machines, lathes, and grinders. In modern everyday English, people more often say 'pedal' for newer machines and vehicles.
常見錯誤
treadle — 動詞
- treadlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- treadles3rd person singular
- treadling-ing form
- treadledpast simple
1. to press and work a treadle with your foot, often in a steady repeated motion
踩踏板
用腳反覆踩動踏板
to press and work a treadle with your foot, often in a steady repeated motion
Christopher treadled steadily while the blacksmith shaped the hot iron.
Christopher 持續踩動踏板，讓鐵匠能替那塊熱鐵塑形。
intransitive use: treadled steadily
Noor treadled harder to keep the wheel turning at the same speed.
Noor 更用力地踩踏板，好讓輪子保持同樣的速度。
Vikram treadled with one foot and guided the cloth under the needle.
Vikram 一腳踩動踏板，一邊把布料引到針下。
Hyun stopped treadling when the leather belt slipped off the wheel.
當皮帶從輪子上滑落時，Hyun 就停止踩踏板了。
文法句型
treadle steadily
treadle with one foot
treadle the wheel
用法筆記
This sense focuses on the foot action itself. The machine may be understood from context, but the sentence often does not name it directly. Distinguish from verb/2, which usually names the machine being run.
常見錯誤
2. to make a machine run by pressing its treadle with your foot
踏板驅動
靠腳踏板帶動機器運轉
to make a machine run by pressing its treadle with your foot
Ife treadled the sewing machine while her aunt cut the lining.
Ife 用腳踏板驅動縫紉機時，她的阿姨正在剪內襯。
transitive use: treadled the sewing machine
Quan treadled the lathe for an hour to finish the chair legs.
Quan 用踏板驅動那台車床一個小時，才把椅腳做完。
collocation: treadle a lathe
The village potter treadled the wheel through the afternoon to fill the order.
那位村裡的陶工整個下午都用踏板驅動陶輪，好趕完那筆訂單。
After the power cut, the miller treadled the grain grinder to keep the flour coming.
停電後，磨坊工人改用踏板驅動磨穀機，好讓麵粉繼續磨出來。
文法句型
treadle a sewing machine
treadle a lathe
treadle a wheel
用法筆記
This sense names the machine that the foot action powers. Use it when the important information is what device is being operated, not just the movement of the foot on the treadle.