pedal
pedal — 名詞
1. a foot control on a bike, car, or other machine that you press to make it do som
踏板
機器上用腳踩來控制的部件
a foot control on a bike, car, or other machine that you press to make it do something
Mia pushed the brake pedal when the dog ran into the road.
那隻狗衝到路上時，Mia 立刻踩下煞車踏板。
collocation: brake pedal
On his first lesson, Leo missed the clutch pedal twice.
第一次上課時，Leo 兩次沒踩準離合器踏板。
collocation: clutch pedal
The nurse stepped on the pedal to raise the hospital bed.
護理師踩了踏板，把病床升高。
A loose pedal stopped the sewing machine during Grandma's repairs.
阿嬤正在縫補時，鬆掉的踏板讓縫紉機停了下來。
- foot pedal
a fuller phrase that makes the foot-operated meaning explicit
- treadle
older or more mechanical; common for sewing machines and similar devices
- lever
broader word for a moving control part, not always pressed by the foot
文法句型
press the pedal
step on the pedal
brake pedal / clutch pedal / gas pedal
用法筆記
Common with type words such as brake, clutch, gas, or foot. Distinguish from noun/2, which is only for pedals on keyboard instruments.
常見錯誤
2. a bar below the keyboard on instruments like pianos and organs, used to change t
踏瓣
鋼琴或風琴上控制聲音的腳踏裝置
a bar below the keyboard on instruments like pianos and organs, used to change the sound
Ella held the right pedal during the last note of the song.
Ella 在樂曲最後一個音時按住右踏瓣。
collocation: right pedal
The piano teacher told Sam not to hit the left pedal too soon.
鋼琴老師提醒 Sam 不要太早踩左踏瓣。
collocation: left pedal
During church practice, the organ pedal made the final chord fuller.
教堂練習時，風琴踏瓣讓最後的和弦更飽滿。
One broken pedal left the old piano sounding dry and short.
壞掉的一個踏瓣，讓那台老鋼琴聽起來又乾又短。
- foot control
broad term for a part worked by the foot, without naming the instrument
- sustain pedal
one common piano pedal; narrower than the general sense here
- soft pedal
another specific piano pedal with a softer effect, not the whole set
文法句型
press the pedal
hold the pedal down
right pedal / left pedal / sustain pedal
用法筆記
Usually appears in piano or organ contexts and often with type words such as right, left, soft, or sustain. Distinguish from noun/1, which is a more general machine part.
常見錯誤
pedal — 形容詞
1. worked by pressing one or more pedals with your feet
腳踏式
靠踩踏板來操作的
worked by pressing one or more pedals with your feet
The Chen family bought a pedal bin after the kitchen trash can lid broke.
廚房垃圾桶的蓋子壞掉後，Chen 一家買了一個腳踏式垃圾桶。
collocation: pedal bin
The museum displayed a pedal sewing machine beside the newer electric model.
博物館把一台腳踏式縫紉機陳列在較新的電動款旁邊。
collocation: pedal sewing machine
A pedal boat moved slowly across the lake with two children inside.
一艘腳踏式小船載著兩個孩子，慢慢穿過湖面。
Her pedal trash can opened quietly during the baby's nap.
寶寶午睡時，她的腳踏式垃圾桶安靜地打開了。
- foot-operated
the clearest near-equivalent in everyday English
- pedal-powered
stresses that movement or energy comes from pedaling
- pedal-driven
common for machines or vehicles moved by pedals
- hand-operated
worked by the hand instead of the foot
- motorized
worked by an engine or motor instead of pedals
文法句型
pedal bin
pedal boat
pedal sewing machine
用法筆記
Usually comes before the name of a thing, especially a bin, boat, or machine worked by the foot rather than by hand or motor.
常見錯誤
pedal — 動詞
1. to move a bicycle forward by turning its pedals with your feet
騎車
踩動腳踏車前進
to move a bicycle forward by turning its pedals with your feet
Rosa pedaled home before the evening rain started.
傍晚下雨前，Rosa 就騎車回家了。
pedal + direction
Two boys pedaled slowly up the hill beside the rice fields.
兩個男孩沿著稻田旁的山坡慢慢騎車上去。
pedal + adverb + path
After lunch, Maya pedaled across town to return the library books.
午餐後，Maya 騎車穿過整個城鎮去還圖書館的書。
On icy streets, even experienced riders pedal carefully near the market.
路面結冰時，就連有經驗的騎士在市場附近也會小心騎車。
- coast
for a bicycle moving without active pedaling
文法句型
pedal home
pedal up a hill
pedal along the road
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by words showing direction, distance, or speed. Distinguish from verb/2, which is about pressing piano or organ pedals while playing.
常見錯誤
2. to press the pedals of a piano or organ while you play so the sound changes
踩踏瓣
彈奏時踩鋼琴或風琴踏瓣
to press the pedals of a piano or organ while you play so the sound changes
During the slow song, Nina pedaled lightly under the final chords.
在那首慢歌接近最後幾個和弦時，Nina 輕輕踩著踏瓣。
pedal + adverb
The organist pedaled through the hymn while the choir held one note.
合唱團拉住一個長音時，那位風琴手一路踩踏瓣彈完整首聖詩。
organ context
At rehearsal, Ben pedaled too much and blurred the piano sound.
排練時，Ben 踩踏瓣踩得太多，把鋼琴聲弄糊了。
The teacher asked Clara to pedal only at the end.
老師要 Clara 只在最後才踩踏瓣。
- use the pedals
plain explanatory phrase without the short musical verb
- work the pedals
stresses the physical action of controlling them
文法句型
pedal lightly
pedal too much
pedal at the end
用法筆記
Mostly intransitive and usually appears with piano or organ words nearby. It is often modified by lightly, too much, or a phrase such as at the end.