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tightrope n.拉紧的绳索；极其危险的处境 (1) 孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。(2) 他从拉紧的绳索上摔了下来，观众吓得直喘气。

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英 ['taɪtrəʊp] 美 ['taɪtroʊp] (1) The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act.(2) There was gasp of horror from the spectator as he fell off the tightrope. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](马戏团的表演用)绷索，钢丝 A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. 2[N-COUNT 可数名词]走钢丝(比喻处境艰难，必须小心行事) You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do.   [usu sing]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。

英语单词	tightrope
英美音标	英 ['taɪtrəʊp] 美 ['taɪtroʊp]
中文释义	n.拉紧的绳索；极其危险的处境
英语例句	(1) The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act. (2) There was gasp of horror from the spectator as he fell off the tightrope.
中文例句	(1) 孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。 (2) 他从拉紧的绳索上摔了下来，观众吓得直喘气。
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](马戏团的表演用)绷索，钢丝 A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]走钢丝(比喻处境艰难，必须小心行事) You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do. [usu sing] 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。

Tightrope Children N Count 可数名词 Walk 英 Taɪtrəʊp] 美 Taɪtroʊp