pedal

名词 pedal:

1. a sustained bass note
   同义词：pedal point
2. a lever that is operated with the foot
   同义词：treadle, foot pedal, foot lever

动词 pedal:

1. ride a bicycle
   同义词：bicycle, cycle, bike, wheel
2. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

形容词 pedal:

1. of or relating to the feet

1. A pedal bicycle that has an attached motor.
   机动自行车附有推动引擎的脚踏自行车
2. A pedal or lever operated by the foot for circular drive, as in a potter's wheel or sewing machine.
   踏板一种由脚操纵带动圆周运动的踏板或杠杆，如制陶者的陶车或缝纫机的踏板
3. He pushed hard on the brake pedal to avoid a collision.
   他使劲踩下煞车踏板以避免撞车。
4. The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
   自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。

ped.al

n.（名词）

A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, a sewing machine, a piano, or an organ.
踏瓣，脚踏板：装在织布机、缝纫机、钢琴或手风琴上用脚控制以开动或控制机械装置的杆
A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.
踏板：附在曲柄上用于发动如自行车等各种装置的类似用脚操纵的部件
Music
【音乐】
A pedal point.
持续音
A pedal keyboard.
脚踏键盘
adj.（形容词）
Of or relating to a pedal.
踏瓣的，踏板的：踏板的或与踏板有关的
also [pôd.l] Of or relating to a foot or footlike part:
也作 [pôd.l] 脚的，足部的：属于或有关脚或脚状物的：
例句：
the pedal extremities.
足端

v.（动词）
ped.aled 或 ped.alled ped.al.ing 或 ped.al.ling ped.als 或 ped.als
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To use or operate a pedal or pedals.
使用踏瓣，踩踏板：使用或操纵踏板
To ride a bicycle.
骑脚踏车
v.tr.（及物动词）
To operate the pedals of.
操作…的踏板

来源：
French pédale
法语 pédale
from Italian pedale
源自 意大利语 pedale
from Latin ped3lis [one foot long]
源自 拉丁语 ped3lis [一足之长]
from pôs ped- [foot] * see ped-
源自 pôs ped- [脚] *参见 ped-