treadwheel
treadwheel — 名詞
1. a big wheel that people or animals caused to spin by walking on its outer rim or
踩輪；踏輪機
靠人或動物行走驅動的歷史動力裝置
a big wheel that people or animals caused to spin by walking on its outer rim or climbing the steps attached to it; used in past centuries to run equipment such as grinding mills, lifting cranes, and pumps for water
At the museum, Eitan watched a demonstration of a replica treadwheel lifting heavy stone blocks.
在博物館裡，Eitan 觀賞了仿古踩輪吊起沉重石塊的示範。
passive use: treadwheel was used to lift / power
The old farm still had a treadwheel that powered a grain mill beside the river.
那座老農場裡還留著一台曾推動河邊穀物磨坊的踏輪機。
Prisoners in the 1800s were made to walk on a treadwheel as punishment.
1800 年代的囚犯被迫在踩輪上行走作為懲罰。
Two men worked the treadwheel to pump water from a deep well.
兩名男子操作踏輪機從深井中抽水。
Layla read that a horse on a treadwheel could turn a stone to grind wheat.
Layla 讀到，一匹馬踩踏輪機就能轉動石磨碾碎小麥。
- treadmill
in modern usage, treadmill usually refers to the exercise machine, but historically the two terms overlapped
文法句型
a treadwheel
the treadwheel
用法筆記
A treadwheel is different from a treadmill: a treadmill has a moving belt you walk on while staying in place, whereas a treadwheel is a large wheel you push from the outside or from inside by walking or climbing.