pedal
pedal1
[ˈpɛd(ə)l]
noun
with the pedal to the metal
pedaller
noun
pedal2
[ˈpɛd(ə)l, ˈpiːd(ə)l]
adjective
[ˈpɛd(ə)l]
noun
- a foot-operated lever or control for a vehicle, musical instrument, or other mechanism, in particular
（车辆、乐器或其他机械）用脚转动的杠杆（或控制器)，尤指
■each of a pair of levers used for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power
（用腿的力量驱动自行车等的）脚踏，脚蹬子
■a foot-operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle
（机动车内节流阀、刹车或离合器的）踏板，踩踏板
■each of a set of two or three levers on a piano, particularly (also sustaining pedal) one which, when depressed, prevents the dampers from stopping the sound when the keys are released. The second is the soft pedal; a third, if present, produces either selective sustaining or complete muffling of the tone
（钢琴的）踏板
■a foot-operated device for producing a sound effect on an electric guitar
（电吉他上用于控制音响效果的）踏板
■(Music). short for pedal note (in sense 2)
(乐)。 pedal note 的简称（义项2）
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move by working the pedals of a bicycle
骑自行车前进
they pedalled along the canal towpath.
他们沿运河纤道骑车前行。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move (a bicycle) by working its pedals
踩（自行车）的踏板
she was pedalling a bicycle around town.
她正绕着小镇骑自行车。
■[no obj.]work the pedals of a bicycle
踩自行车踏脚
he was coming down the path on his bike, pedalling hard.
他正沿着小路拼命地骑车。
■[no obj.]use the pedals of a piano, especially in a particular style
（尤指以某种特别方式）踩动钢琴踏板
[as nounpedalling]Chopin gave no indications of pedalling in his manuscript.
在他的手稿中，肖邦没有注明要用钢琴踏板。
with the pedal to the metal
- (N. Amer. informal)with the accelerator of a car pressed to the floor
(北美，非正式)猛踩油门全速行驶
pedaller
noun
- (US 美pedaler)
- early 17th cent. (denoting a foot-operated lever of an organ): from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis 'a foot in length', from pes, ped- 'foot'
- Confusion often arises between the words pedal and peddle. Pedal is a noun referring to a foot-operated lever, as on a bicycle, and a verb chiefly meaning ‘move by working the pedals of a bicyclethey pedalled along the roadPeddle, on the other hand, is a verb meaning ‘sell goods or promote an ideahe peddled printing materials around the country; she peddled a ludicrously Utopian view of the past
pedal2
[ˈpɛd(ə)l, ˈpiːd(ə)l]
adjective
- (chiefly Medicine & Zoology)of or relating to the foot or feet
(主医，主动)（与）脚（有关）的，足的
- early 17th cent.: from Latin pedalis, from pes, ped- 'foot'
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