tightrope

英 ['taɪtrəʊp] 美 ['taɪtroʊp]

• n. 拉紧的绳索；极其危险的处境

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 绷索
2. 危险的处境
3. 绷紧的钢丝
4. 绷紧的绳索
5. 高空缆索
6. 拉紧的绳索
7. 钢丝
8. 极其危险的处境

v. 动词

1. 冒险走过

英英释义

Noun:

1. tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act.
   孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。
2. There was gasp of horror from the spectator as he fell off the tightrope.
   他从拉紧的绳索上摔了下来，观众吓得直喘气。

经典引文

• To walk the tightrope between careful preparation and uninhibited abandonment.

  出自：Jazz FM