Tread water
踩水
🧩 词语组成解析
tread
[trɛd]
vi. 踩，踏;行走;交尾;
vt. 踩成;踏出;步行于;踩（烂）;
n. 踏，踩，走;交尾;（楼梯的）踏板;轮胎接触地面的部分;
water
['wɔtɚ]
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
🗣️ 情景例句
I know who you are.
我知道你是谁。
Do you think the method of payment is OK for you?
你们认为结算方式合适吗？
Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.
因此，我们不时地掉过头，怀疑车后是否留下了机油和汽油的痕迹。