retread

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 rē-trĕdʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
  2. A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition. figuratively,sometimes
    — But The West Side Waltz is otherwise a tedious retread of Mr. Thompson's previous effort, On Golden Pond.
  3. A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I. slang
    — In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation.
动词 v.
  1. To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
  2. To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again. transitive
    — As a child I had not been content with the results promised by the modern professors of natural science. With a confusion of ideas only to be accounted for by my extreme youth and my want of a guide on such matters, I had retrod the steps of knowledge along the paths of time and exchanged the discoveries of recent inquirers for the dreams of forgotten alchemists. Besides, I had a contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy.
  3. To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly. UK
    — There was no evidence to suggest that the fact that both tyres had been retreaded 3 times was a factor in the failure occurrence. This type of aircraft tyre (Type VII) is routinely retreaded 6 times or more before being taken out of service.

词形变化

retreads present,singular,third-person retreading participle,present retreaded participle,past retreaded past retreads plural retreads present,singular,third-person retreading participle,present retrod past retrodden participle,past re-tread alternative retreads plural re-tread alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English tread
English retread
From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English tread
English retread
From re- + tread (verb).
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