| 词汇 | on thin ice |
| 释义 | on thin iceon thin ice 1 UPSETto be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble 如履薄冰，处境不妙〔处于会惹人不高兴或招来麻烦的境况〕 Don’t be late again, Hugo – you’re skating on thin ice. 别再迟到了，雨果——你会有麻烦的。 Examples from the Corpus be (skating) on thin ice• You're skating on thin ice, showing up late for work every day.• Legally, the company is on very thin ice with its actions.• He was on thin ice before.• It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned. → be (skating) on thin ice at ice1(2) 2 PROBLEMto be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble 处境不妙，很可能招惹麻烦 I was on thin ice, and I knew it. 我当时处境不妙，我知道的。 Examples from the Corpus be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice• It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.• He was on thin ice before. → be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice at thin1(5) |
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