He walked up the stairs. The treads were covered with a kind of rubber and very quiet.

The government will have to tread very carefully in handling this issue.

政府在处理这个问题时须慎之又慎。

I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.

我在地板上铺了白色小地毯，但大家都不敢往上踩，以免在上面留下脚印。

The wine is still made by treading grapes in the traditional way.

这种葡萄酒仍然是以传统的方法踩碎葡萄酿制的。

Don't tread ash into the carpet!

别把烟灰踩进地毯里！

If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with...

如果你希望建立新的关系，首先要慎重行事，不要着急。

Few people had trod this path before.

以前没有多少人走过这条小路。

The tyres were worn below the legal limit of 1.6mm of tread.

这些轮胎磨损得已低于胎面1.6毫米的法定厚度。

Don't tread on crops.

不要踩踏庄稼.

They have to tread the delicate path between informing children and boring them...

他们既要让孩子们了解情况，又不能让他们产生厌烦情绪，不得不小心把握分寸。

Can you tread water?

你会踩水 吗 ?

Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

我的工作效率很高.有时, 我可以连续三天踩水.

I tread water for three days in a row.

有时,我可以连续三天踩水.

I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.

我要么原地踏步直到获得晋升（这看来得是几年以后的事了），要么改变现在正做的事情。

If you can't get back to the beach, tread water and wave for a lifeguard's help.

假如你无法游回岸边, 可踩水并向救生员挥手求救.

They get the juice out of the fruit By treading it.

他们踩踏水果从中榨汁.

But he had a sensation that T was treading on dangerous ground.

但是他有一种感觉,T这件事干得可悬乎.

He kept afloat by treading water.

他靠踩水来保持身体不向下沉.

In contrast , many competitors were treading water ( or sinking ) .

反之, 我们的竞争对手则在 沉没.

I began to feel like I was treading water, instead of drowning in it.

直译是我觉得我开始踩在水上了, 而不是被它淹着.意思应该是说自己开始由被动变主动了.

That's why they steamed ahead while we were treading water.

这就是为什么他们高歌猛进而我们状态低迷的原因.