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tread on sth
表示踩在某个物体表面，常与on/upon连用。
She trod on a piece of broken glass.
她踩到了一块碎玻璃。
踩；踏；在…上行走
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踩；踏；在…上行走
To walk or step on or over something; to trample.
She trod on a piece of broken glass.
她踩到了一块碎玻璃。
常与 on/upon 连用，表示踩在某物上。
踩或行走(在某物上或穿过某物)；践踏
To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
踩踏；行走于
To step or walk upon.
进行；以某种方式行事
To proceed, to behave (in a certain manner).
用脚踩或压
To beat or press with the feet.
tread
Base
原形
treads
3rd person
第三人称单数
treading
-ing
现在分词
trod
Past
过去式
trodden
Past participle
过去分词
She treads carefully on the icy path.
她在结冰的小路上小心行走。
He trod on my foot accidentally.
他不小心踩了我的脚。
They have trodden this path many times.
他们多次走过这条小路。
注意：tread是不规则动词，过去式为trod，过去分词为trodden。
We trod quietly through the fallen leaves.
我们悄悄踩过落叶。
Please don't tread on the freshly planted flowers.
请别踩踏刚种的花。
He has trodden this path every morning for years.
他多年来每天早上都走这条路。
表示踩在某个物体表面，常与on/upon连用。
She trod on a piece of broken glass.
她踩到了一块碎玻璃。
比喻义，指言行谨慎。
We must tread carefully in this delicate situation.
在这种微妙局势下我们必须小心行事。
通过踩踏使某物进入另一物。
The children trod mud into the carpet.
孩子们把泥踩进了地毯里。
Not this
He treaded on my foot.
Use this
He trod on my foot.
tread的过去式是不规则变化trod，不能加-ed。
Not this
Please don't tread the grass.
Use this
Please don't tread on the grass.
tread作“踩踏”解时需接介词on，不能直接跟宾语。
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小心行走
You need to tread carefully when discussing sensitive topics.
在讨论敏感话题时，你需要小心行事。
踩到
She trod on a sharp stone and hurt her foot.
她踩到一块锋利的石头，伤了脚。
踩水（身体直立，双脚交替踩水以保持浮力）
The swimmer trod water to stay afloat until the rescue boat arrived.
游泳者踩水保持漂浮，直到救援船到达。
轻手轻脚地走
He trod lightly to avoid waking the sleeping baby.
他轻手轻脚地走，以免吵醒熟睡的婴儿。
走出一条路
Through years of use, they had trodden a clear path across the meadow.
经过多年的使用，他们在草地上踏出了一条清晰的小路。
踩水；停滞不前
The economy is just treading water, with no sign of growth.
经济只是停滞不前，没有增长迹象。
小心行事；谨慎处理
You should tread lightly when discussing such sensitive topics.
讨论这样敏感的话题时，你应该小心行事。
谨慎行事
He knew he had to tread carefully to avoid offending anyone.
他知道必须谨慎行事，以免冒犯别人。
轻轻地走，因为你踏着我的梦。
The poem reminds us to be gentle with others' hopes. 'Tread softly,' it says, 'because you tread on my dreams.'
这首诗提醒我们要温柔对待他人的希望。它说：‘轻轻地走，因为你踏着我的梦。’
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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tread 踩踏，可联想 'treadmill'（跑步机）上的踩踏动作。
register: mixed; typical settings: 行走、踩踏（多用于书面或较正式场合，也可用于日常如“tread water”）；注：动词“tread”在文学或正式文体中常见，但“tread water”等短语也用于日常口语。
All these words rhyme with 'tread' (/trɛd/), sharing the vowel and ending /ɛd/. Note that 'lead' (verb, /liːd/) and 'read' (present, /riːd/) differ in pronunciation despite similar spelling.
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