| 释义 |
●keep/put the ˌpedal to the ˈmetal (NAmE, informal) 1. drive a car quickly 猛踩油门加速行进◆Look, we’re running a little late so we kind of need to put the pedal to the metal.瞧，我们有点晚了，得开快点了。2. work hard; try to do sth quickly 卖力地工作；试图快速做某事◆If we really put the pedal to the metal, Canada’s economy could certainly produce a third more than it does today.如果我们真的能拼命工作，那么加拿大的经济产出会比现在提高三分之一。 NOTE Pedal in this idiom refers to the flat bar in a car that you press with your foot in order to make the car move more quickly (= the accelerator/gas pedal). The metal is the floor of the car. 这个习语中的 pedal 指汽车的加速踏板，或称油门踏板（= accelerator 或 gas pedal）。metal 指汽车底板。 |