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单词 tiptoe
释义
tiptoe
noun
uk
/ˈtɪp.təʊ/us
/ˈtɪp.toʊ/
on tiptoe(s)
onyourtoeswith theheelofyourfootliftedoff theground:
踮着脚尖
Thechildrenstoodon tiptoe inordertopicktheapplesfrom thetree.为了摘到树上的苹果，孩子们踮起了脚尖。
Theywalkedacrosstheroomon tiptoe so as not towakethebaby.他们蹑手蹑脚地穿过房间，生怕惊醒婴儿。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving gently on foot
  • amble
  • blow
  • circulate
  • dumbwalking
  • flâneur
  • gently
  • meander
  • mince
  • mincing
  • mooch
  • mosey
  • plod
  • potter
  • process
  • promenade
  • saunter
  • stroll
  • stroller
  • tippy
  • wander
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tiptoe
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈtɪp.təʊ/us
/ˈtɪp.toʊ/
towalkonyourtoeswith theheelofyourfootliftedoff theground,especiallyinordernot to make anoise:
用脚尖走，踮着脚走
Hewaiteduntil hisdaughterwasasleep, then tiptoedquietlyout of theroom.他等女儿睡着后才蹑手蹑脚地悄悄走出了房间。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to walk
  • walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
  • strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
  • marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
  • strollWe strolled along the beach.
  • wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
  • ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving gently on foot
  • amble
  • blow
  • circulate
  • dumbwalking
  • flâneur
  • gently
  • meander
  • mince
  • mincing
  • mooch
  • mosey
  • plod
  • potter
  • process
  • promenade
  • saunter
  • stroll
  • stroller
  • tippy
  • wander
See more results »

Phrasal verb

tiptoe aroundsomething/someone
(Definition oftiptoefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tiptoe| American Dictionary

tiptoe
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/
towalkwithyourheelsraisedoff theground:
She tiptoed out of theroomso she wouldn’twakehim.

tiptoe

noun[C]us
/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/
He had tostandon his tiptoes toreachtheshelf.
(Definition oftiptoefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftiptoe

tiptoe
One interesting feature is the way it tiptoes around its own problem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We approached it stealthily - ontiptoeand at half-breadth - for that is the way one's feeling makes him do, at such a time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although you gave us some good reflections on what those causes are, there are, however, other issues that you tiptoed around.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Abnormalities of movement, including facial grimaces, flapping of hands and arms, jumping,tiptoewalking, self-spinning, rocking back and forth or side to side while standing are common.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I believe it is an ominous sign when we demand giant strides on the global stage but are only prepared totiptoeforward cautiously at home.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He goes tiptoeing through the tax field with his eyes not on the national interest but on party unity.
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I have actually tiptoed into this debate tonight really for two reasons.
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Like the pantomime villain, he tiptoes away, hoping to find a refuge until the next reshuffle.
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One of the newspapers said that he has tiptoed away from them.
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I approach this group of amendments with some trepidation, as though tiptoeing into a minefield.
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I have not had his advantage of having tiptoed along the corridors of power.
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He tiptoed on eggshells all over the issue, and that was quite unnecessary.
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Secondly, we are tiptoeing around our reforms of planning law.
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He noted that many institutions are already "tiptoeing offshore".
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If that is so, he has tiptoed away like a pantomime villain, with his finger on his lips.
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