treads

1. vi. 踩，踏 put one's foot when walking;step
2. vt. 踩成，踏出 make by walking
3. vt. 步行于，在…上走 walk along
4. vt. 踩(烂)，践踏 crush with the feet;trample

1. [S]踏，踩，步态，足音 way or sound of walking
2. [C](楼梯的)踏板，梯面 part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed
3. [C]轮胎接触地面的部分，胎面 part of a tyre which touches the ground

tread on sth踩；践踏

tire tread轮胎面；汽车外带；车轮踏面

tread water踩水

tread pattern胎面花纹

wheel tread车轮踏面；轮距

tread in用脚把…踩入

tread down v. 踏结实；压迫；抑制；蹂躏

tread lightly轻轻地走；小心处理

tread out踩灭；踩出；平息

stair tread楼梯踏板

tread the boards 登台演出，上舞台；当演员 , 上舞台，当演员

1. We heard his heavy tread on the staircase.
   我们听到了他走在楼梯上沉重的脚步声。
2. We would hear the heavy, monotonous tread of the approaching bull.
   我们能听到越来越近的公牛那沉重单调的蹄音。
3. Check your tire pressure and tread.
   经常检查轮胎气压和胎面。
4. Driving with worn tread(s) can be dangerous.
   轮胎胎面磨损的汽车开著有危险。
5. A solid tread pattern means you stick to the road.
   坚固的胎面花纹意味着你可以紧紧抓住路面。
6. There's no tread on this tyre, you should put on a new one.
   这轮胎胎面花纹已被磨平，你应该换一个新的。
7. The outsole is where the boot meets the trail, available in different compositions of rubber with various tread patterns.
   鞋跟是靴子接触道路的地方，可采用不同成分的橡胶和多种鞋底花纹。

1. The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
   牛群踩出了一条通往池塘的小径。
2. I don't want to tread on anybody's toes so I won't say what I think.
   我谁也不想得罪，所以我不把想法说出来。
3. She tread lightly so as not to wake the baby.
   她步子很轻，以免惊醒孩子。
4. Every day the children tread the same path through the woods.
   孩子们每天都走林中的同一条路。
5. The boys tread on the newly planted flowers.
   那些男孩子践踏了新种的花。
6. This is sanctified ground, and we may not tread upon it.
   这是圣地，我们不可践踏。
7. Male birds tread the females.
   雄鸟与雌鸟交尾。