tightrope
英 [ˈtaɪtrəʊp]
美 [ˈtaɪtroʊp]
n. (尤指马戏团表演用的)绷紧的绳索，绷紧的钢丝
过去式：tightroped 复数：tightropes
Collins.1 / BNC.19091 / COCA.18172
习惯用语
n.
- tread/walk a tightrope
- 身处困境；如履薄冰
to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do
牛津词典
noun
- （尤指马戏团表演用的）绷紧的绳索，绷紧的钢丝
a rope or wire that is stretched tightly high above the ground and that performers walk along, especially in a circus- a tightrope walker
走钢丝演员
- a tightrope walker
柯林斯词典
- (马戏团的表演用)绷索，钢丝
Atightropeis a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. - N-COUNT 走钢丝(比喻处境艰难，必须小心行事)
You can usetightropein expressions such aswalk a tightropeandlive on a tightropeto indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do.- School administrators walk a tightrope between the demands of the community and the realities of how children really behave...
学校管理者在社区的要求和孩子们的实际表现之间小心翼翼地平衡局面。 - For the past few days Corinne has been living on an emotional tightrope.
在过去几天里，科琳娜在感情问题上如履薄冰。
- School administrators walk a tightrope between the demands of the community and the realities of how children really behave...
英英释义
noun
- tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
双语例句
- Economic stability& growth are a tightrope walking exercise for the Chinese leadership.
如何保证经济的稳定和增长对于中国领导层而言宛如走钢丝一般。 - The drums rolled as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
杂技演员走在钢索上时，鼓咚咚地敲着。 - The audience held their breath as the monkey walked along the tightrope.
猴子走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。 - Beijing has always walked a tightrope in calculating its interests in the six-party talks.
在算计自己在六方会谈中的利益时，中国一直在走钢丝。 - There is gasp of horror from the spectator as he fall off the tightrope.
他从紧的绳索上摔了下来，观众吓得直喘气。 - President Ouattara has to walk a political and military tightrope.
瓦塔拉必须走政治和军事路线。 - An Armenian tightrope walker steadies himself with his balance pole as he prepared to perform a trick.
一个亚美尼亚的走钢丝者用他的平衡杆保持平衡，准备玩一场把戏。 - A good [ poor] seaman YIN MINGSHAN is a Chinese tightrope walker.
尹明善是一个善于走钢丝的中国人。 - A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.
生动地再现了1974年菲利普·佩蒂行走在世贸中心（双塔）之间的钢索上的情景。 - As I mentioned yesterday, it will be a tightrope act.
就像我之前说过的，这会是充满紧张气氛的一幕。