Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5533
treads
一步；步子
treads is the plural of tread.
a step taken with the foot; a single step in walking or running
指迈出的一步。
- 1.
A step taken with the foot.
用脚迈出的一步
- 2.
a step in walking or running
走或跑的一步
- 3.
A manner of stepping.
步态
- 4.
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
充气轮胎的凹槽表面
- 5.
The sound made when someone or something is walking.
走路时发出的声音
- 6.
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
与地面接触的部分(如轮子或鞋子)
- 7.
A walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
楼梯上供脚踩的表面
- 8.
The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
轮胎表面刻的沟槽,用于增加抓地力
- 9.
The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
鞋底或其他鞋类底部的沟槽,用于增加抓地力
- 10.
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
鸟蛋的系带；踏板
- 11.
The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back.
鸟类交配行为,雄鸟站在雌鸟背上
- 12.
The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
士兵站在上面以便越过胸墙射击的堤顶
- 13.
A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.
马的脚或踝部因相互碰撞而产生的瘀伤或擦伤
步态；步伐；脚步声；胎面；鞋底花纹；梯面；踏步板；（雄鸟的）踩背；交配
In use
She walked with a confident tread, as if she knew exactly where she was going.
His tread was so light that no one heard him enter the room.
The old man's slow tread across the courtyard showed how tired he was.
Connections
Collocations
- tire tread
- 轮胎胎面
- The tire tread is wearing thin.轮胎胎面磨损变薄了。
- tread depth
- 轮胎花纹深度
- Use a coin to estimate the tread depth.用一枚硬币估测一下轮胎花纹深度。
- stair tread
- 楼梯踏板
- The stair tread is slippery when wet.楼梯踏板湿的时候很滑。
- heavy tread
- 沉重的脚步声
- I recognized my father's heavy tread on the stairs.我听出父亲上楼梯时沉重的脚步声。
- shoe tread
- 鞋底纹路
- The shoe tread is designed for hiking on rough trails.这种鞋底纹路是为在崎岖小路上徒步设计的。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 treadmill（跑步机）：在上面踏出的每一步就是 tread（一步；脚步）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面语 此义指“一步、步态或脚步声”，通常用于文学作品或正式书面叙述中，口语里更常说 step 或 footstep。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 treads。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words rhyme with /ɛd/: bread, head, spread, dead, instead, thread. Beware of lookalikes: -ead is not always /ɛd/ — read (present) and lead (verb) sound like /riːd/ and /liːd/; great /ɡreɪt/ also looks similar but sounds different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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