press the [brake/gas] pedal
press 是 pedal 最常见的搭配动词之一；pedal 前常加 brake、gas 等名词说明用途。
She pressed the brake pedal firmly to stop the car.
她用力踩下刹车踏板把车停住。
效果器踏板；持续低音；踏板音管组；足状部分；矫形结构；用脚操作的杠杆,用于控制或驱动机器或机构,如自行车或钢琴。
A foot-operated lever used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
用脚操作的杠杆,用于控制或驱动机器或机构,如自行车或钢琴。
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
持续低音
a sustained bass note
整形结构或足状部分。
an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
脚踏杠杆
a lever that is operated with the foot
效果器,尤指设计为用脚踩踏启动的。
An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
风琴脚踏板键盘所演奏的音管组。
The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.
I pressed the brake pedal when I saw the red light.
当我看到红灯时，我踩下了刹车踏板。
用法提示：pedal 作名词，表示‘踏板’。
The organist held the pedal with his foot to sustain the bass note.
管风琴手用脚踩着踏板来保持低音延续。
用法提示：pedal 作名词，表示‘踏板’，这里指管风琴的低音踏板。
He adjusted the pedal on his bicycle before the race.
他在比赛前调整了自行车上的踏板。
用法提示：pedal 作名词，表示‘踏板’。
press 是 pedal 最常见的搭配动词之一；pedal 前常加 brake、gas 等名词说明用途。
She pressed the brake pedal firmly to stop the car.
她用力踩下刹车踏板把车停住。
表示“踩踏板”也可用 put one's foot on；pedal 是可数名词，特指某个踏板时用 the。
He stepped on the gas pedal and the car sped up.
他踩下油门踏板，汽车加速了。
表示“……的踏板”可用 the pedal of + 名词，也可直接用复合名词，如 bicycle pedal、brake pedal。
One of the pedals of my bicycle came loose.
我自行车的一个踏板松了。
grammar · medium
易错句子My new bike has two pedal.
正确表达My new bike has two pedals.
英语可数名词在数词或 many 等词之后必须用复数形式；汉语名词没有单复数变化，说“两个踏板”时容易漏掉词尾。写成 pedals 才符合英语名词的数。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stepped the pedal to speed up.
正确表达He stepped on the pedal to speed up.
表示“踩”的 step 在这里是不及物动词,必须用介词 on 引出所踩的东西(step on sth);汉语“踩踏板”是动词直接带宾语,没有介词,所以中国学习者常常漏掉 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子She pedals fruit and vegetables at the market.
正确表达She peddles fruit and vegetables at the market.
pedal 指“踏板/踩踏板”,而表示“兜售、贩卖”的是同音异形词 peddle,二者不能混用。句子说的是卖水果蔬菜,必须用 peddles,与踏板无关。
刹车踏板
She slammed on the brake pedal when the dog ran into the road.
狗跑到马路上时，她猛踩刹车踏板。
油门踏板
He pressed the accelerator pedal and the car sped up.
他踩下油门踏板，车子加速了。
离合器踏板
You must press the clutch pedal before you change gears.
换挡前你必须踩下离合器踏板。
自行车脚踏板
One of the bicycle pedals came loose on the way home.
回家路上，自行车的一个脚踏板松了。
延音踏板
Hold down the sustain pedal so the notes ring out.
按住延音踏板，让音符延绵不断。
Choose the next layer that will help you use pedal with more confidence.
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踩踏板
Press the pedal gently to slow the machine down.
轻轻踩踏板让机器慢下来。