tread
踩踏,践踏,踩着,践行
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Definitions
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trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.
- : to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- : to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something: to tread on a person's foot.
- : to copulate.
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trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.
- : to step or walk on, about, in, or along.
- : to trample or crush underfoot.
- : to form by the action of walking or trampling: to tread a path.
- : to treat with disdainful harshness or cruelty; crush; oppress.
- : to perform by walking or dancing: to tread a measure.
- : to copulate with.
Phrases
- tread the boards
- tread water
- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- step (tread) on one's toes
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Every bottle of water, every shell, every replacement tank tread had to be shipped from continental Europe across the Mediterranean to North Africa.
Tires must be inflated properly, and a good tread depth will help with traction on wet roads.
The pattern of that tread will also be designed to grip loose surfaces, while evacuating water, mud, small rocks, and snow as efficiently as possible.
To merit this stamp, a two-dimensional analysis of a tire’s tread pattern must demonstrate that at least 25 percent of the tread’s surface area is made up of grooves.
Bergeson says that Toyo uses different compound materials for the two categories of tires, as well as different tread designs.
We feel their strangeness when we read their words—they lived on a plane where few dare to tread.
It really set the tone for the second half of Season 5, ending with that great “tread lightly” encounter between Hank and Walt.
The interim, however, is ours, and here we must tread carefully.
The moral philosopher Michael Sandel observed, “Fundamentalists rush in where liberals fear to tread.”
She says that Italy must tread carefully not to allow this to happen.
Their heads might have been turned upside-down, so absolutely did they upon blue ether.