Learner's definition of TIPTOE
on tiptoe
or on (your) tiptoes
: with your toes touching the ground and your heels raised up踮着脚尖 -
She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.她必须踮起脚尖才够得着架子。
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He stood on his tiptoes trying to see over the crowd.他踮起脚尖,试图从人群中看过去。
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He walked on tiptoe to avoid waking the children.他踮着脚尖走,以免吵醒孩子们。
2 tiptoe /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ verb
tiptoes; tiptoed; tiptoeing
tiptoes; tiptoed; tiptoeing
Learner's definition of TIPTOE
[no object]
: to walk with your heels raised up and only your toes touching the ground踮着脚走;蹑手蹑脚地走
tiptoe around
[phrasal verb] tiptoe around (something)
: to avoid talking about (something) : to talk about (something) only in an indirect way避免谈论;婉转地谈论 3 tiptoe /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ adverb
3 tiptoe
/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/
adverb
Learner's definition of TIPTOE
: with your toes touching the ground and your heels raised up踮着脚尖地