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 ![]() 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. MY BABYSITTER BITES BACK Trying to pedal away from a fashion enemy would be hard. Times, Sunday Times (2014) 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pressing a pedal will move the character in the respective direction from cover to cover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 踏板, 踩自行车 踏板 Japanese: ペダル, ペダルを踏む |
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