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pedal  
KK:[ˈpɛdḷ] DJ:[ˈpеdǝl]

名複: pedals  

動變: 過去式:pedaled  過去式:pedalled  過去分詞:pedaled  過去分詞:pedalled  現在進行時:pedaling  現在進行時:pedalling  

權威釋義


n.[C]

  1. 踏板;腳蹬
  2. 管風琴的腳踏鍵
  3. 【語】持續音

a.

  1. 足的
  2. 踏板的;腳踏的

vi.

  1. 踩踏板
  2. 騎腳踏車[Q]

vt.

  1. 踩……的踏板
  2. 騎(腳踏車)

辨析

同義:

vt.駕駛

drive push roll

以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》

pedal1

/ˈpɛd(ə)l/

n.

  1. each of a pair of foot-operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power.
  2. a foot-operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle.
  3. each of a set of two or three foot-operated levers on a piano, for sustaining or softening the tone.
    ▸a foot-operated lever on other musical instruments, such as a harp or organ.
    ▸a foot-operated device for producing a sound effect on an electric guitar.
  4. Music  short for pedal note.

v.

(pedals, pedalling, pedalled; US pedals, pedaling, pedaled)
  1. move by working the pedals of a bicycle.
  2. use the pedals of a piano, organ, etc.

Phrase

  • with the pedal to the metal
    N. Amer. informal at full speed.

Derivative

  • pedaller (US pedaler) n.

Usage

People often confuse 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 bicycle’ (they pedalled along the road). Peddle, on the other hand, is a verb meaning ‘sell goods or promote an idea’ (he peddled printing materials around the country).

Etymology

C17: from Fr. pédale, from Ital. pedale, from L. pedalis (see pedal2).

pedal2

/ˈpɛd(ə)l, ˈpiː-/

adj.

chiefly Medicine  & Zoology  relating to the foot or feet.

Etymology

C17: from L. pedalis, from pes, ped- ‘foot’.

以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》