tread

踏む、歩く

歩く、または地面などに足を置く。

やさしい英語で： To walk or put your foot on a surface.

• Tread carefully on the wet floor.
• She trod barefoot across the sand.
• Have you ever trodden on broken glass?

使い方： tread on something (Please do not tread on the flowers.)

類義語： step, walk

よく使う表現： tread on something, tread carefully, tread softly

行動する、対処する

あるやり方で行動・対応する。特に難しい状況で慎重に進める。

やさしい英語で： To behave or move forward in a particular way, especially carefully in a difficult situation.

• Tread carefully when discussing her family.
• He trod lightly around the sensitive issue.
• We must tread cautiously during these negotiations.

類義語： proceed, act

よく使う表現： tread carefully, tread lightly, tread cautiously

踏みつぶす

ワインを作るため、ブドウを足でつぶして汁を出す。

やさしい英語で： To press grapes with your feet to get their juice for making wine.

• They tread grapes to make wine.
• We trod the grapes with bare feet.
• Freshly picked grapes were trodden in a large vat.

類義語： crush, press

よく使う表現： tread grapes, tread the grapes

踏み固める

地面などを足で強く押し、繰り返し歩くなどして固める。

やさしい英語で： To press ground or another surface firmly with your feet, often by walking over it repeatedly.

• Tread the soil firmly around the plant.
• Generations of walkers had trodden that path.
• The cattle trod the loose ground flat.

使い方： tread something + adjective (They trod the loose earth flat.)

類義語： trample, pack down

よく使う表現： tread the soil, tread a path, tread something flat

トレッドパターン、タイヤの溝

タイヤの表面にある凹凸の模様。路面をしっかり捉える。

やさしい英語で： The raised pattern on a tyre that helps it hold the road.

• The tyres have very little tread.
• Deep tread improves grip on wet roads.
• Have you checked the tread depth recently?

よく使う表現： tread depth, tread pattern, worn tread

接地面、靴底

タイヤ、車輪、靴の外側で地面に触れる部分。

やさしい英語で： The outer part of a tyre, wheel, or shoe that touches the ground.

• The tread is made of rubber.
• The shoe has a thick tread for rough ground.
• Check both tyres for damage to the tread.

類義語： running surface

よく使う表現： tyre tread, shoe tread, rubber tread

足取り、足音

人の歩き方や足の運び、または歩くときに出る音。

やさしい英語で： The way someone steps or walks, or the sound their steps make.

• I heard his heavy tread.
• She crossed the room with a light tread.
• The soldiers approached with a steady tread.

類義語： step, footfall

よく使う表現： heavy tread, light tread, measured tread

踏み板、踏面

階段の段で、足を載せる平らな部分。

やさしい英語で： The flat part of a stair where you put your foot.

• One tread is loose.
• We replaced the broken stair treads.
• Each tread needs a surface that prevents slipping.

類義語： step

よく使う表現： stair tread, wooden tread, tread width