Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
很多孩子用腳蹬車，但多數(shù)孩子更愿意推或是拉著三輪車。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 94 Future champions
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 踏板;腳蹬子;垂足線;
vt.& vi. 踩自行車的踏板;騎自行車;
adj. 腳的;踏板的;
?? ped腳+al形容詞后綴 → 用腳踏上的 → 踏板，踏腳
"The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax."
抗議活動已迫使政府撤銷新的稅目。
近義：treadle, foot
vt. 更喜歡;提升，提拔;給予（債權(quán)人）優(yōu)先權(quán);提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜歡，寧愿;
?? pre預(yù)先+fer帶來，拿來→預(yù)先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義：select, choose
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
vt.& vi. 推，推動;
vt. 推動，增加;對…施加壓力，逼迫;按;說服;
n. 推，決心;大規(guī)模攻勢;矢志的追求;
vi. 推進(jìn);增加;努力爭取;
?? push推，pull拉 撲（pu)閃(sh) 推在地下
"The boss gave him the push due to his careless work."
由于他工作不細(xì)心,老板解雇了他.
近義：hunch, impel, jog, jolt, propel, shove
反義：hitch, hurl, sling, tug, drag, draw
vt. 拖拽;吃力地往前拉;拖地而行;
vi. 沿地面拖動;落后;緩慢前進(jìn);打撈;
n. 拖，拉;累贅;阻力;
?? 拽胳”（諧音）:拽胳膊就是 拉胳膊 醫(yī)生(dr) 拖阿哥(ag)
"It will take two elephants to drag all this wood away."
需要兩頭大象才能把所有的木材拖走.
近義：suffer, nuisance, hurl, lug, pull, trail