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pedicuring
修脚；做足部护理
pedicuring is the present participle of pedicure.
to care for one's feet, especially by trimming and shaping the toenails
- 1.
To apply such a treatment to the feet.
为...做足部护理。
- 2.
care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
修剪趾甲等以护理脚部
为...做足部护理。；修剪趾甲等以护理脚部；修脚；医脚
In use
I like to pedicure my own feet at home every weekend.
She pedicured her toenails before the beach trip.
The salon pedicures clients for a reasonable fee.
pedicure + object
pedicure作及物动词，直接跟脚或脚趾作为宾语。
She pedicured her own feet at home.
她在家自己修了脚。
have/get + object + pedicured
用have/get表示让别人给自己修脚，宾语是被修的部位。
I got my toenails pedicured at the salon.
我在美甲店修了脚趾甲。
be + pedicured (passive)
被动语态，强调脚被修护。
Her feet were pedicured by a professional.
Connections
Collocations
- pedicure one's feet
- 护理某人的脚部（修剪趾甲等）
- She likes to pedicure her feet at home.她喜欢在家自己护理脚部。
- get one's feet pedicured
- 请人为自己修脚；做足部护理
- I usually get my feet pedicured before summer.夏天前我通常会请人修脚。
- pedicure clients
- 为顾客做足部护理
- The therapist pedicures clients at the spa.这位理疗师在温泉美容院为顾客做足部护理。
Confusing words
- manicure
- 修指甲 · pedicure指修脚，manicure指修指甲，部位不同
- pedicurist
- 修脚师 · pedicure是动词/名词，表示修脚这一行为；pedicurist是名词，指从事修脚工作的人
Word family
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pedi 联想成“脚”（pedal 踩踏板），cure 是“护理”；想象踩踏板去店里修剪趾甲、护理脚部。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：美容院、美甲沙龙、足部护理服务 pedicure 作动词时通常用于美容、美甲或足部护理的场合，属于中性偏正式的日常用语；口语中更常说 get a pedicure 或 have a pedicure。
Grammar Note
Typically used as a noun; this verb sense is less common.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有与 pedicure 完全押韵的词，因为 pedicure 的重音在第一个音节，末尾 -cure 为非重读音节 /kjɚ/。cure、secure、obscure、procure 都以 -cure 结尾，但重音落在 -cure 上，读作 /kjʊr/，它们彼此押韵，但与 pedicure 不押韵。manicure 和 epicure 与 pedicure 一样重音在前，-cure 弱读，听感接近，但不构成严格押韵。
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