pedal

a foot-operated lever: Put the pedal to the metal.
Not to be confused with:peddle – to carry around to sell; to deal out or distribute: peddle newspapers

ped·al

P0143500 (pĕd′l)n.1. a. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.b. A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.2. Music a. A pedal point.b. A pedal keyboard.adj.1. Of or relating to a pedal.2. (also pēd′l) Of or relating to a foot or footlike part: the pedal extremities.v. ped·aled, ped·al·ing, ped·als or ped·alled or ped·al·ling v.intr.1. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.2. To ride a bicycle.v.tr. To operate the pedals of.

[French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis, one foot long, from pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

ped′al·er, ped′al·ler n.

pedal

(ˈpɛdəl) n (Automotive Engineering) a. any foot-operated lever or other device, esp one of the two levers that drive the chain wheel of a bicycle, the foot brake, clutch control, or accelerator of a car, one of the levers on an organ controlling deep bass notes, or one of the levers on a piano used to create a muted effect or sustain toneb. (as modifier): a pedal cycle; a pianist's pedal technique. vb, -als, -alling or -alled, -als, -aling or -aled1. to propel (a bicycle, boat, etc) by operating the pedals2. (intr) to operate the pedals of an organ, piano, etc, esp in a certain way3. to work (pedals of any kind)[C17: from Latin pedālis; see pedal²]

pedal

(ˈpiːdəl) adj (Anatomy) of or relating to the foot or feet[C17: from Latin pedālis, from pēs foot]

ped•al

(ˈpɛd l; for 6 also ˈpid l)

n., v. -aled, -al•ing (esp. Brit.) -alled, -al•ling, n. 1. a foot-operated lever or part used to control, activate, or supply power to various mechanisms. 2. a. a foot-operated lever on a keyboard musical instrument, esp. one of a set serving as a secondary keyboard on a pipe organ. b. pedal point. v.i. 3. to work or use pedals, as in riding a bicycle. v.t. 4. to work the pedals of. adj. 5. of or pertaining to a foot or the feet. 6. of, pertaining to, or using pedals. [1605–15; (< French pédale) < Latin pedālis of the feet. See pedi-, -al¹]

pedal

Past participle: pedalled
Gerund: pedalling

Imperative
pedal
pedal

Present
I pedal
you pedal
he/she/it pedals
we pedal
you pedal
they pedal

Preterite
I pedalled
you pedalled
he/she/it pedalled
we pedalled
you pedalled
they pedalled

Present Continuous
I am pedalling
you are pedalling
he/she/it is pedalling
we are pedalling
you are pedalling
they are pedalling

Present Perfect
I have pedalled
you have pedalled
he/she/it has pedalled
we have pedalled
you have pedalled
they have pedalled

Past Continuous
I was pedalling
you were pedalling
he/she/it was pedalling
we were pedalling
you were pedalling
they were pedalling

Past Perfect
I had pedalled
you had pedalled
he/she/it had pedalled
we had pedalled
you had pedalled
they had pedalled

Future
I will pedal
you will pedal
he/she/it will pedal
we will pedal
you will pedal
they will pedal

Future Perfect
I will have pedalled
you will have pedalled
he/she/it will have pedalled
we will have pedalled
you will have pedalled
they will have pedalled

Future Continuous
I will be pedalling
you will be pedalling
he/she/it will be pedalling
we will be pedalling
you will be pedalling
they will be pedalling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pedalling
you have been pedalling
he/she/it has been pedalling
we have been pedalling
you have been pedalling
they have been pedalling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pedalling
you will have been pedalling
he/she/it will have been pedalling
we will have been pedalling
you will have been pedalling
they will have been pedalling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pedalling
you had been pedalling
he/she/it had been pedalling
we had been pedalling
you had been pedalling
they had been pedalling

Conditional
I would pedal
you would pedal
he/she/it would pedal
we would pedal
you would pedal
they would pedal

Past Conditional
I would have pedalled
you would have pedalled
he/she/it would have pedalled
we would have pedalled
you would have pedalled
they would have pedalled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pedal - a sustained bass notepedal pointmusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
	2.	pedal - a lever that is operated with the footfoot lever, foot pedal, treadleaccelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedalsbrake pedal - foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinderclutch pedal, clutch - a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrumautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on railspipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardsoft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the soundloud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
Verb	1.	pedal - ride a bicycle bicycle, bike, cycle, wheelunicycle - ride a unicyclebackpedal - pedal backwards on a bicycleride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	2.	pedal - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrumentmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
Adj.	1.	pedal - of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

Translations

脚踏板踏板踩踏板

pedal

(ˈpedl) noun a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc. the brake pedal in a car.脚踏板 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpedalled , (American) ˈpedaled – to move (something) by means of pedals. He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.踩踏板

to pedal (not paddle) a bicycle.

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→ 踏板zhCN

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backpedal

To quickly and often abruptly reverse or retreat from one's position or opinion on a given subject. Refers to pedaling backwards on a bicycle (done to apply the brakes on fixed-gear bikes), or to taking quick, backward steps, as in football or boxing. The actor had to backpedal when he let slip a racist remark during the press conference.

put the pedal to the metal

1. To press down the accelerator (of an automobile) as far as possible; to accelerate to or travel at the maximum speed. It would normally take us three days driving to New York from Colorado, but with my brother putting the pedal to the metal, we made it in two. We're going to be late—put the pedal to the medal!2. By extension, to do something with maximum speed or effort. Put the pedal to the metal, boys—we need to get these packages shipped by the end of the day.See also: metal, pedal, put

pedal to the metal

1. Drive as fast as you can; push the accelerator down. We're going to be late—pedal to the medal!2. Do something with maximum speed or effort. Pedal to the metal, boys—we need to get these packages shipped by the end of the day.See also: metal, pedal

with the pedal to the metal

1. Pressing down the accelerator (of an automobile) as far as possible in order to accelerate to or travel at the maximum speed. With the pedal to the metal, we peeled away from the bank and sped off onto the highway.2. By extension, with maximum speed or effort. We packed the last of the shipments with the pedal to the metal so we could get done on time.See also: metal, pedal

soft pedal

That which dampens, diminishes, or downplays the importance or impact of something. Hyphenated if used before a noun as a modifier. It's unsurprising to me that the board decided to apply a soft pedal to our plans for expansion, giving the recent uncertainty in the market. The president's plan has been criticized as a soft-pedal approach to dealing with the potential of nuclear weapons in an already turbulent region.See also: pedal, soft

soft-pedal (something)

To dampen, diminish, or downplay the importance or impact of something. An allusion to the dampening effects of a piano's soft pedal. You really need to soft-pedal your rhetoric if you want to win over enough mainstream voters to get re-elected. The university has been soft-pedaling its association with the controversial activist in recent months.

put the pedal to the metal

Sl. to press a car's accelerator to the floor; to drive very fast. Let's go, man. Put the pedal to the metal. Put the pedal to the metal, and we'll make up some lost time.See also: metal, pedal, put

soft-pedal something

to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.

soft pedal

Something that de-emphasizes, restrains, or plays down, as in The mayor put a soft pedal on this potentially explosive situation. This expression alludes to the una corda or soft pedal of the piano, which reduces the volume of the sound. It gave rise to the verb soft-pedal, meaning both "reduce the volume of" or "make less emphatic, downplay." [Early 1900s] See also: pedal, soft

put the pedal to the metal

INFORMALIf you put the pedal to the metal, you do something with as much speed and effort as possible. He is putting the pedal to the metal to deal with his critics. Note: Other verbs such as keep and have are sometimes used instead of put. Our players kept the pedal to the metal all season long. Note: This expression comes from the idea of pressing a car's accelerator (= pedal that makes it go faster). See also: metal, pedal, put

with the pedal to the metal

with the accelerator of a car pressed to the floor. North American informalSee also: metal, pedal

keep/put the ˌpedal to the ˈmetal

(American English, informal)
1 drive a car quickly: Look, we’re running a little late so we kind of need to put the pedal to the metal.
2 work hard; try to do something quickly: If we really put the pedal to the metal, Canada’s economy could certainly produce a third more than it does today. Pedal in this idiom refers to the flat bar in a car that you press with your foot in order to make the car move more quickly (= the accelerator/gas pedal). The metal is the floor of the car.See also: keep, metal, pedal, put

put the pedal to the metal

tv. to press a car’s accelerator to the floor; to floor it. Put the pedal to the metal, and we’re out of here. See also: metal, pedal, put

soft pedal something

tv. to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Refers to the soft pedal on the piano.) Try to soft pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. See also: pedal, soft, something

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noun a sustained bass note

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noun a lever that is operated with the foot

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verb ride a bicycle

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verb operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

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