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IELTS BNC: 9029 COCA: 7777

pedal

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Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses, Motor vehicles, Music
ped·al1 /ˈpedl/ ●●○ noun [countableC]   → peddle
1. (also bicycle pedal)TTB one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward 〔自行车的〕踏板，脚蹬 →4  See picture of 见图 BICYCLE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle1
2  TTCTIa part in a car or on a machine that you press with your foot to control it 〔汽车或机器的〕踏板
 She put her foot down on the accelerator pedal.
她踩下了油门踏板。
3. APMa part on a piano or organ that you press with your foot to change the quality of the sound 〔钢琴或风琴的〕踏板 →4  See picture of 见图 PIANO 1 →5 see picture at 见图 piano1
4  put/press/push the pedal to the metal American EnglishAmE
a) to drive a car, truck etc very fast 踩尽油门
b) to work harder or faster, especially so that you can win a game 拼命干；加快速度〔尤指为了在比赛、游戏中获胜〕
Examples from the Corpus
put/press/push the pedal to the metal• Later, Brooks' brother alleged that racism helped put the pedal to the metal.• By the second half of the game, the Tigers had really started to put the pedal to the metal.
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pedal• I mean, look at what Hendrix had for pedals - just a Fuzz Face and a great big stack of Marshalls.• the gas pedal• Gas pedal to the floor, we backed up with the engine whining and the chassis shaking.• I don't use any effects, no pedals, nothing.• It is compulsory to insure motorbikes but not pedal cycles, although insurance is available.• I glanced over at Kip again and saw him wince when he weighed down on the pedal with his hurt foot.• They moved in sequence like the keys on an antique pianola when the pedals are operated.• But when I first drilled that hand-made aluminium throttle pedal down to its bump stop, I was absolutely stunned.
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
pedal2 verb (pedalled, pedalling British EnglishBrE, pedaled, pedaling American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1  [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]TTB to ride a bicycle 骑（自行车） → cycle, ride
pedal up/along/down etc
 Andrew pedalled up the road towards the town centre.
安德鲁骑着自行车沿这条路去市中心。
2  TTBTIto turn or push the pedals on a bicycle or other machine with your feet 踩动〔自行车或机器的〕踏板
 She was pedalling furiously (=very fast).
她飞快地踩着踏板。
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pedal• Tim got on his bike and pedaled around town.• The postman was pedalling back towards them down the road.• Father Luke pedalled backwards in the direction of Whitechapel's parish church and fell over the barrow.• He soothes and steadies while she, protected by his arms, pedals clumsily at first, then confidently.• The physical sessions included warming-up, periods pedalling on an exercise cycle, free-standing exercises, stretching and relaxation.• Replacing the bowls, they pedalled on down the steep hill and up the next.• She pedals quickly down the walkway.• During the class the women pedal the equivalent of 12-22 miles.
pedal up/along/down etc• As is traditional, the teams pedalled up and down the Champs after the presentations.• It's easy to look at your child harmlessly pedalling along on his trike without noticing he's heading towards moving swings.• He pedalled along the canal bank quite slowly, keeping his eyes skinned for signs of defunct animal life.• Miss Danziger turned off and pedalled along the line of the cliff top.• One of the birds shat on Gravel as I pedalled up the path to town on the Tuesday morning.• The morning was grey and drizzly and Henry skidded a couple of times as he pedalled along the towpath.• So I pedalled up the Via San Pietro.• But when I first drilled that hand-made aluminium throttle pedal down to its bump stop, I was absolutely stunned.
pedalling furiously• He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick, west London.• All the way home, pedalling furiously, she had been nerving herself for this confrontation.
Origin pedal1
(1600-1700) French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis “of the foot”
ped·al1 nounpedal2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 9029 COCA: 7777
pedal

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEDAL | PEDAL + VERB | PEDAL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤accelerator, brake, clutch, gas (especially NAmE) 油門踏板；剎車踏板；離合器踏板▸➤foot腳踏板◇To stop the machine push the foot pedal.踩腳踏板可以讓機器停止運轉。➤bicycle, bike (informal) 自行車腳蹬子➤organ, piano風琴／鋼琴踏板▸➤wah-wah（電子樂隊用的）“哇哇”踏板◇Some guitarists tend to overuse the wah-wah pedal.一些吉他手往往會濫用“哇哇”踏板。VERB + PEDAL➤depress, press, push, put your foot on, step on, use, work踩踏板；用腳踩踏板；蹬踏板◇Her foot was working the pedal of the sewing machine.她用腳蹬着縫紉機的踏板。➤floor, slam on, stamp on把踏板踩到底；猛踩踏板◇He floored the pedal and drove off at high speed.他猛踩油門疾駛而去。➤release, take your foot off鬆開踏板；把腳從踏板上挪開PEDAL + VERB➤control sth, operate sth踏板控制⋯／操作⋯PEDAL + NOUN➤boat, car, cycle (BrE) 腳踏船；踏板車；腳踏車▸➤bin (BrE) 腳踏式小垃圾桶PREPOSITION➤on a/the pedal在踏板上◇with one foot on the pedal一隻腳在踏板上
pedal

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤fast, frantically, furiously, hard快速踩踏板；猛踩腳蹬子；瘋狂踩踏板◇You have to pedal hard to get anywhere.到哪兒去你都必須使勁兒踩踏板。➤away騎車離開PREPOSITION➤along, down, up沿着⋯騎車；騎車下⋯；騎車上⋯◇He refused to pedal up the hill.他拒絕騎車上山。
IELTS BNC: 9029 COCA: 7777
IELTS BNC: 9029 COCA: 7777
pedal
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