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BNC: 19091 COCA: 18172

tightrope

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tightrope /ˈtaɪtˌroʊp/ noun
plural tightropes
tightrope
/ˈtaɪtˌroʊp/
noun
plural tightropes
Learner's definition of TIGHTROPE
[count]
: a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks on, does tricks on, etc., especially in a circus(尤指马戏团表演用的)绷索,钢丝
often used figuratively to describe a dangerous or uncertain situation in which you have to be very careful not to make mistakes常用作比喻,形容需要特别小心、稍微出错就会身处险境的局面
BNC: 19091 COCA: 18172

tightrope

noun

tight·​rope ˈtīt-ˌrōp How to pronounce tightrope (audio)
1
: a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on
2
: a dangerously precarious situation
usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But in scaling back his team to a core group, King Charles III will be walking a tightrope, experts say. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 California-22: Politico reports on how Republican Rep. David Valadao is trying to walk a tightrope to re-election as one of the few members who voted to impeach Trump. Mark Murray, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Each piece introduces a character walking this tightrope: Mimi, a single mom with a learning-disabled son and grand ambitions, is a hairstylist scrabbling to make rent. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 But Cheney’s role as vice chair was a narrower tightrope. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, ajc, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tightrope was in 1801
BNC: 19091 COCA: 18172

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