4VERB (谨慎)行事 If you tread carefully, you behave in a careful or cautious way. (谨慎)行事
If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with. [VERB adv.]
如果你希望建立新的关系,首先要慎重行事,不要着急。
There are three reasons for treading warily in such matters. [VERB adv.]
这种事情需要谨慎行事有 3 个原因。
5N-COUNT (台阶或楼梯的)梯面,踏板 The tread of a step or stair is its flat upper surface. (台阶或楼梯的)梯面,踏板
He walked up the stairs. The treads were covered with a kind of rubber and very quiet.
他走上楼梯。梯面上铺了一种橡胶,因此没有什么声响。
6N-VAR (轮胎胎面、鞋底的)花纹 The tread of a tyre or shoe is the pattern of thin lines cut into its surface that stops it slipping. (轮胎胎面、鞋底的)花纹
The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
这种宽大的轮胎有很深的胎面花纹。
7PHRASE 走钢丝般行事;小心地把握分寸 If someone is treading a fine line or path, they are acting carefully because they have to avoid making a serious mistake, especially in a situation where they have to deal with two opposing demands. 走钢丝般行事;小心地把握分寸
They have to tread the delicate path between informing children and boring them. [+ between]
他们既要让孩子们了解情况,又不能让他们产生厌烦情绪,不得不小心把握分寸。
The President will therefore have to tread a very fine line when he addresses the parliament.
因此,总统在向议会演讲时将不得不仔细拿捏分寸。
8PHRASE (以…方式)行事;走(…的)路子 If you tread a particular path, you take a particular course of action or do something in a particular way. (以…方式)行事;走(…的)路子
He continues to tread an unconventional path.
他还是不按传统方式行事。
Stylistically, Weller is treading a similar path to that of Lenny Kravitz.
在风格上,韦勒与伦尼·克拉维茨走着相似的路子。
9PHRASE 踩水 If someone who is in deep water treads water, they float in an upright position by moving their legs slightly. 踩水
10PHRASE 原地踏步;毫无进展 If you say that someone is treading water, you mean that they are in an unsatisfactory situation where they are not progressing, but are just continuing doing the same things. 原地踏步;毫无进展
I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.
1sound you make when you are walking腳步聲ADJECTIVE | VERB + TREAD | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤heavy沉重的腳步聲◇I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs.我聽見他在樓上走動的沉重的腳步聲。➤light, soft輕輕的/輕柔的步子▸➤measured, slow, steady謹慎的/緩慢的/穩健的步子VERB + TREAD➤hear聽見腳步PREPOSITION➤with a... tread以⋯的步子◇A policeman walked by with a slow, measured tread.一名警察邁着小心的步子慢慢走了過去。tread
noun²
2on a tyre/tire車胎ADJECTIVE | TREAD + NOUNADJECTIVE➤tyre/tire, wheel輪胎花紋▸➤worn磨損的胎面◇The tyre / tire tread is worn below the legal limit.輪胎胎面遭磨損,達不到規定標準。➤tank (especially NAmE) 坦克履帶TREAD + NOUN➤depth, pattern胎面花紋深度;胎面花紋tread
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤heavily腳步沉重地走◇He came down the stairs, treading as heavily as he could.他用力踏着腳步從樓梯上走下來。➤gently, lightly, softly腳步輕盈地走▸➤carefully, cautiously, gingerly, warily小心地行走;警惕地行走◇The government will have to tread carefully in handling this issue. (figurative) 在這個問題上政府必須小心行事。◇She trod gingerly. It would be risky to hurry.她小心謹慎地走着,走急了會有危險。➤with care, with caution小心地走;謹慎地走▸➤down踩緊◇She planted the seeds and trod the earth down.她埋下種子,把土踩實。PREPOSITION➤in (BrE) 踏入⋯◇Billy trod in a big puddle.比利踏進了一個大水坑。➤into (BrE) 踩進◇Some cake crumbs had been trodden into the carpet.一些蛋糕屑被踩進了地毯。➤on (BrE) 踩在⋯上◇Be careful not to tread on the flowers.小心不要踩到花。