tread
英 [tred]美[trɛd]
- n. 踏;胎面;步态;鞋底;踏板;梯级
- vt. 踏;踩;践踏;跳;踩出
- vi. 踏;踩;行走;交尾
词组搭配
tread the boards (或 stage)
见 board
tread on air
tread (或 step) on someone's toes
offend someone by encroaching on their area of responsibility
(因侵犯某人权责范围而)冒犯某人
tread the boards
To act on the stage
表演:在舞台上表演
“We who tread the boards are not the only players of parts in this world”(&b{John Fowles})
“我们这些在台上表演的人并不是这个世界上唯一扮演角色的人”(&b{约翰·福尔斯})
tread water
To keep the head above water while in an upright position by pumping the legs.
踩水:身体直立时通过蹬脚使头部露在水面以上
To expend effort but make little or no progress to achievement of a goal or an end.
白费力气:花了很多力气,但是对达到一个目标或目的起的作用很小