| 词组 |
pedal |
| 释义 |
pedal /ˈpedl/ ●keep/put the ˌpedal to the ˈmetal (NAmE, informal) 1. drive a car quickly 猛踩油门加速行进◆Look, we’re running a little late so we kind of need to put the pedal to the metal. 瞧,我们有点晚了,得开快点了。2. work hard; try to do sth quickly 卖力地工作;试图快速做某事◆If we really put the pedal to the metal, Canada’s economy could certainly produce a third more than it does today. 如果我们真的能拼命工作,那么加拿大的经济产出会比现在提高三分之一。 NOTE Pedal in this idiom refers to the flat bar in a car that you press with your foot in order to make the car move more quickly (= the accelerator/gas pedal). The metal is the floor of the car. 这个习语中的 pedal 指汽车的加速踏板,或称油门踏板(= accelerator 或 gas pedal)。metal 指汽车底板。 |

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