treadle

A lever or pedal that is operated by the foot, typically used to power a machine such as a sewing machine or a lathe.

• 🇨🇳用脚操作的踏板或杠杆，通常用于驱动机器，如缝纫机或车床。

1. Foot-operated lever B2 formal

   A lever or pedal that is pressed by the foot to operate a machine, such as a sewing machine or a lathe.

   • She pressed the treadle to start the sewing machine.
   • The old lathe was powered by a heavy iron treadle.
   • He learned to control the speed of the potter's wheel with the treadle.

   🇨🇳踏板

   同义词: foot pedalpedal

• treadles plural form
• treadles' possessive plural form
• treadle's possessive singular form

An archaic verb meaning to operate a treadle (a foot-operated lever or pedal), typically used in reference to early machinery such as sewing machines or lathes.

• 🇨🇳一个较旧的动词，意为用脚踩踏板来驱动机械，常用于缝纫机、车床等早期机械的语境。

1. Tread over C1 formal

   To step or walk on something repeatedly or heavily.

   • He treadled the muddy path with heavy boots.
   • The workers treadled the grapes to extract juice.
   • She treadled the grass flat while walking across the field.

   🇨🇳踩踏

   同义词: crushstomptramptrampletread

2. Operate machinery by a treadle C1 formal

   To work a machine, such as a sewing machine or lathe, by pressing a foot-operated pedal.

   • She treadled the sewing machine to stitch the fabric.
   • The potter treadled the wheel to shape the clay.
   • He treadled the lathe to turn the wooden piece.

   🇨🇳踏动踏板

   同义词: pedal

• treadled past participle
• treadled past simple
• treadling present participle
• treadles third person singular