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treadmill

noun
🔊/ˈtredmɪl/
🔊/ˈtredmɪl/
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  1. [singular] work or a way of life that is boring or makes you tired because it involves always doing the same things枯燥无味的工作（或生活方式）
    • I'd like to escape the office treadmill.我想摆脱办公室的枯燥工作。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] (especially in the past) a large wheel turned by the weight of people or animals walking on steps around its inside edge, and used to operate machines（尤指旧时由人或牲畜踩动踏板使之转动的）踏车
  3. [countable] an exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place（锻炼身体的）跑步机，健走机
    • I try to do half an hour’s exercise on the treadmill every morning.我尝试每天早上在跑步机上做半个小时的锻炼。
    Topics Health and Fitnessc2