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单词 pedal
释义
pedal
(pedəl )
Word forms: pedals , pedalling , pedalled regional note:   in AM, use pedaling, pedaled
1. countable noun B2
The pedals on a bicycle are the two parts that you push with your feet in order to make the bicycle move.
2. verb
When you pedal a bicycle, you push the pedals around with your feet to make it move.
She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home. [VERB noun]
She was too tired to pedal back. [VERB adverb/preposition]
3.  See also back-pedal, soft-pedal
4. countable noun B2
A pedal in a car or on a machine is a lever that you press with your foot in order to control the car or machine.
...the brake or accelerator pedals.
Vocabulary Builder
BICYCLE BICYCLE handlebars gears crossbar brake saddle frame pedal wheel chain tyre
Collocations:
pedal away
Behind the scenes he is furiously pedalling away to keep his players buoyant.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But I ended up going over there and pedalling away.
The Sun (2016)
But as I got on to my bike and pedalled away, I couldn't escape the feeling that the statue was watching me leave.
Hodgman, Ann MY BABYSITTER BITES BACK
Trying to pedal away from a fashion enemy would be hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
press a pedal
Too tired to press the pedals in an urban jam?
Times, Sunday Times
The player would press a pedal that caused a bell to ring and/or a padded hammer to strike the soundboard in imitation of a bass drum.
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Pressing a pedal will move the character in the respective direction from cover to cover.
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Translations:
Chinese: 踏板, 自行车 踏板
Japanese: ペダル, ペダルを踏む
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