1 A2 中性
踮着脚很轻地走,不发出声音。
"She tiptoeed around the bedroom so she wouldn't wake the sleeping baby."
不可分离
踮着脚轻轻走动,或比喻上小心回避敏感话题或某个人,以免引起不快。
对某个话题特别小心、不直接说,免得让别人不高兴。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
踮着脚很轻地走,不发出声音。
"She tiptoeed around the bedroom so she wouldn't wake the sleeping baby."
出于顾虑或怕冒犯别人,不直接谈及敏感话题。
"Politicians keep tiptoeing around the real cost of the reforms instead of being honest."
We've been tiptoeing around this issue for too long.
— Common political and journalistic usage; widely attested in editorials and speeches.
踮着脚四处走,为了不发出声音。
对某个话题特别小心、不直接说,免得让别人不高兴。
比喻义在日常使用中更常见。常和抽象名词连用,如 the issue、the subject 或 the problem。略带负面含义,暗示怯懦或过分小心。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "tiptoe around" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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