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treadmills
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跑步机, 健身跑步机
a fitness machine with a moving surface that allows people to walk or run in one place for exercise
- She used the treadmill at the gym for her daily cardio workout, setting a steady pace for 30 minutes.
她在健身房使用跑步机进行日常的有氧运动，以稳定的速度跑了30分钟。
- The treadmill’s adjustable incline helped him simulate hill running and intensify his exercise.
跑步机的可调节坡度帮助他模拟山地跑步并加强锻炼。
- After a long day, he enjoyed walking on the treadmill while watching TV to unwind.
在漫长的一天之后，他喜欢一边看电视一边在跑步机上走路来放松。
- They purchased a treadmill for home use to maintain their fitness routine regardless of the weather.
他们购买了一台跑步机供家庭使用，以保持他们的健身习惯，无论天气如何。
- He started with a slow walk on the treadmill before gradually increasing his speed to a light jog.
他一开始在跑步机上慢走，然后逐渐加快速度到轻快地慢跑。
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令人疲惫的例行公事, 单调的工作
a wearisome, monotonous, or confining routine of work or activity
- She felt trapped on the weekday treadmill of commuting, meetings, and late-night emails.
她感觉自己被困在了由通勤、会议和深夜邮件组成的工作日单调乏味的日常中。
- After years on the same project he burned out from the treadmill of endless revisions.
在同一个项目上工作多年后，他因无休止修改的跑步机而精疲力竭。
- Caregivers warned him that parenting small children can sometimes feel like a daily treadmill.
看护者警告他，养育小孩子有时会感觉像每天的跑步机。
- The policy aimed to free workers from the treadmill of precarious short-term contracts.
该政策旨在将工人从不稳定短期合同的单调乏味的循环中解放出来。
- He wanted to escape the treadmill of consumerism and live with fewer possessions.
他想逃离消费主义的单调循环，用更少的财产生活。
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跑步机, 惩罚轮
a device consisting of a moving surface or a stepped wheel that is powered by people or animals walking or stepping, used historically as a mill or punishment device
- The prisoners were once forced to walk the treadmill to grind grain for the mill.
囚犯们曾经被迫在 踏车 上行走，为磨坊磨碎谷物。
- Village records described an old waterless mill replaced by a human-powered treadmill.
村庄记录描述了一个古老的无水磨坊被人力驱动的跑步机所取代。
- The museum display included a replica treadmill that pilgrims used to power small workshops.
博物馆的展览包括一个朝圣者用来为小作坊提供动力的踏车复制品。
- Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman treadmill used to power ironworking bellows.
考古学家发现了用于为铁匠风箱提供动力的罗马踏车的遗迹。
- Accounts from the 18th century describe sailors forced to climb the treadmill as punishment aboard the ship.
18世纪的记载描述了水手们在船上被迫爬上踏车作为惩罚。