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词汇 treadmill
释义 treadmill
noun
uk /ˈtred.mɪl/ us /ˈtred.mɪl/

treadmillnoun (REPEATED WORK)


[ S ]
any type of repeated work that is boring and makes you feel tired and seems to have no positive effect and no end: 繁重无聊的重复性工作
There were days when having kids seemed like an endless treadmill of feeding, washing, and nappy-changing.过去养育孩子似乎就是永无休止的喂饭、洗衣和换尿布,繁重而又单调。
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treadmillnoun (EXERCISE MACHINE)


[ C ]
an exercise machine that consists of a moving strip or two step-like parts on which you walk without moving forward(锻炼用的)踏步机,跑步机
 
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treadmillnoun (WHEEL)


[ C ]
a wide wheel turned by the weight of people climbing on steps around its edge, used in the past to provide power for machines or, more usually, as a punishment for prisoners(过去通常用以惩罚犯人的)踏车
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treadmill | American Dictionary


treadmill
noun[ C ]
us/ˈtredˌmɪl/
a machine for exercising on which you run or walk on a strip that moves back, so that you must move at the same speed as the strip:
She works out on a treadmill.
A treadmill is also a boring, regularly repeated activity or experience:
My life has been a treadmill lately.
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