| 词汇 | tiptoe |
| 释义 | tiptoetip·toe1 /ˈtɪptəʊ $ -toʊ/ ●○○ noun 1 on tiptoe/on (your) tiptoes STANDif you stand or walk on tiptoe, you stand or walk on your toes, in order to make yourself taller or in order to walk very quietly 踮着脚 She stood on tiptoe to kiss him. 她踮起脚吻他。 Examples from the Corpus stood on tiptoe• Cleo stood on tiptoe, trying to see who hid behind the door.• If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.• People stood on tiptoe to see, they questioned everyone who was turned back in order to estimate their own chances.• Riven stood on tiptoe to try and see what was going on.• Four foot ten, she stood on tiptoe to kiss me on the cheek.• Then she stood on tiptoe, kissed me and was gone. Examples from the Corpus tiptoe• The creature hovered on tiptoe, ice-cold with shock.• I went to the kitchen on tiptoe.• Hold on to the bannister rail and lower your heels down slowly, then slowly rise on tiptoe.• Without even standing on tiptoe, the historian could glimpse the fields and gardens of the neighbouring disciplines.• Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe, she began to ease her way towards the exit.• In answer she lifted herself up on tiptoe and leaned against his tall, firm frame.• One went on tiptoe so as not to disturb the hush.• Standing tiptoe on the mushy lawn, he tapped on the windows and tried to peek in. tiptoe2 ●○○ verb (tiptoed, tiptoeing) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] 1 WALKto walk quietly and carefully on your toes, so that nobody hears you 踮着脚走，蹑手蹑脚地走 His mother tiptoed into the room. 他母亲踮着脚走进了房间。 I tiptoed along the corridor. ► see thesaurus at walk 我沿着走廊蹑手蹑脚地走。 2 tiptoe around (something) phrasal verbphr v to try to avoid dealing with a difficult or embarrassing subject or problem 绕开，避而不谈〔困难或尴尬的话题或问题〕 They were tiptoeing around the delicate subject of money. 他们对钱这一敏感话题避而不谈。 Examples from the Corpus tiptoe• She tiptoed across the aisle and sat down beside the motionless figure.• They tiptoed along corridors shining and antiseptic, peeped at him where he lay, inert, in his white bed.• I tiptoed along the passage to Claire's door and peeped in.• He tiptoed closer, smiling broadly, waiting for Suzanne to spot him.• Sometimes Fate tiptoes discreetly at the margins of our lives, averting her eyes and keeping her distance.• It's possible that he tiptoed down the passage and came in by the main door.• The oldest daughter motioned to the third daughter, who tiptoed into the circle the women had made around the old man.• Even so, he tiptoed into war, never quite believing that it would reach the magnitude it did.• He tiptoed out of the room, trying not to wake the baby. |
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