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VERB
踩;踏；践踏
If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing.
例句
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot...
哦，对不起，我不是故意踩你脚的。
I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.
我在地板上铺了白色小地毯，但大家都不敢往上踩，以免在上面留下脚印。
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VERB
(以某种方式)步行，行走
If you tread in a particular way, you walk that way.
例句
She trod casually, enjoying the touch of the damp grass on her feet.
她信步而行，享受着湿漉漉的草地触及双脚的感觉。
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N-SING
脚步声
A person's tread is the sound that they make with their feet as they walk.
例句
We could now very plainly hear their heavy tread.
我们现在可以非常清楚地听到他们沉重的脚步声。
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VERB
（谨慎）行事
If you tread carefully, you behave in a careful or cautious way.
例句
If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with...
如果你希望建立新的关系，首先要慎重行事，不要着急。
There are three reasons for treading warily in such matters.
这种事情需要谨慎行事有 3 个原因。
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N-COUNT
(台阶或楼梯的)梯面，踏板
The tread of a step or stair is its flat upper surface.
例句
He walked up the stairs. The treads were covered with a kind of rubber and very quiet.
他走上楼梯。梯面上铺了一种橡胶，因此没有什么声响。
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N-VAR
(轮胎胎面、鞋底的)花纹
The tread of a tyre or shoe is the pattern of thin lines cut into its surface that stops it slipping.
例句
The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
这种宽大的轮胎有很深的胎面花纹。
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PHRASE
走钢丝般行事;小心地把握分寸
If someone is treading a fine line or path, they are acting carefully because they have to avoid making a serious mistake, especially in a situation where they have to deal with two opposing demands.
例句
They have to tread the delicate path between informing children and boring them...
他们既要让孩子们了解情况，又不能让他们产生厌烦情绪，不得不小心把握分寸。
The President will therefore have to tread a very fine line when he addresses the parliament.
因此，总统在向议会演讲时将不得不仔细拿捏分寸。
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PHRASE
(以…方式)行事;走(…的)路子
If you tread a particular path, you take a particular course of action or do something in a particular way.
例句
He continues to tread an unconventional path...
他还是不按传统方式行事。
Stylistically, Weller is treading a similar path to that of Lenny Kravitz.
在风格上，韦勒与伦尼·克拉维茨走着相似的路子。
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PHRASE
踩水
If someone who is in deep water treads water, they float in an upright position by moving their legs slightly.
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PHRASE
原地踏步;毫无进展
If you say that someone is treading water, you mean that they are in an unsatisfactory situation where they are not progressing, but are just continuing doing the same things.
例句
I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.
我要么原地踏步直到获得晋升(这看来得是几年以后的事了)，要么改变现在正做的事情。