Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5533
treads
一步；步子
treads is the plural of tread.
核心释义
指迈出的一步。
a step taken with the foot; a single step in walking or running
- 1.
用脚迈出的一步
A step taken with the foot.
- 2.
走或跑的一步
a step in walking or running
- 3.
步态
A manner of stepping.
- 4.
充气轮胎的凹槽表面
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
- 5.
走路时发出的声音
The sound made when someone or something is walking.
- 6.
与地面接触的部分(如轮子或鞋子)
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
- 7.
楼梯上供脚踩的表面
A walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
- 8.
轮胎表面刻的沟槽,用于增加抓地力
The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
- 9.
鞋底或其他鞋类底部的沟槽,用于增加抓地力
The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
- 10.
鸟蛋的系带；踏板
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
- 11.
鸟类交配行为,雄鸟站在雌鸟背上
The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back.
- 12.
士兵站在上面以便越过胸墙射击的堤顶
The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
- 13.
马的脚或踝部因相互碰撞而产生的瘀伤或擦伤
A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.
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
用法In use
She walked with a confident tread, as if she knew exactly where she was going.
用法提示：此处 tread 为名词，表示行走的步态/步伐。
His tread was so light that no one heard him enter the room.
用法提示：tread 是名词，指行走时抬脚落步的方式，可用形容词修饰。
The old man's slow tread across the courtyard showed how tired he was.
用法提示：本句 tread 为名词，表示步态，slow 修饰其状态。
the tread of sth
tread 作名词可指脚步声，the tread of sth 用来说明脚步声的来源，多见于书面语。
I heard the tread of boots on the stairs.
我听见楼梯上传来靴子的脚步声。
with a/an + adj + tread
这一结构用形容词描写走路的步态，常见搭配有 light、heavy、soft、firm 等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 treadmill（跑步机）：在上面踏出的每一步就是 tread（一步；脚步）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 treads。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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