Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
很多孩子用脚蹬车，但多数孩子更愿意推或是拉着三轮车。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 94 Future champions
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 踏板;脚蹬子;垂足线;
vt.& vi. 踩自行车的踏板;骑自行车;
adj. 脚的;踏板的;
💡 ped脚+al形容词后缀 → 用脚踏上的 → 踏板，踏脚
"The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax."
抗议活动已迫使政府撤销新的税目。
近义：treadle, foot
vt. 更喜欢;提升，提拔;给予（债权人）优先权;提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜欢，宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来，拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义：select, choose
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
vt.& vi. 推，推动;
vt. 推动，增加;对…施加压力，逼迫;按;说服;
n. 推，决心;大规模攻势;矢志的追求;
vi. 推进;增加;努力争取;
💡 push推，pull拉 扑（pu)闪(sh) 推在地下
"The boss gave him the push due to his careless work."
由于他工作不细心,老板解雇了他.
近义：hunch, impel, jog, jolt, propel, shove
反义：hitch, hurl, sling, tug, drag, draw
vt. 拖拽;吃力地往前拉;拖地而行;
vi. 沿地面拖动;落后;缓慢前进;打捞;
n. 拖，拉;累赘;阻力;
💡 拽胳”（谐音）:拽胳膊就是 拉胳膊 医生(dr) 拖阿哥(ag)
"It will take two elephants to drag all this wood away."
需要两头大象才能把所有的木材拖走.
近义：suffer, nuisance, hurl, lug, pull, trail