英语词汇“tightrope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But Blondin had made the horizontal tightrope his own.
But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope.
For Farini the Great, the tightrope was only an adventurous way station on a roller-coaster journey through life.
In the old days he could've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope.
It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies.
She and Edwards went first on a two-person, help-your-buddy tightrope walk 30 feet above the ground.
The Chancellor had a narrow tightrope to walk and he managed to please a variety of people.

WORD SETS► Performing

acrobat, nounact, verbacting, nounactor, nounactress, nounagent, nounarena, nounbig name, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nounbook, verbcast, nouncasting, nounclown, nouncomedian, nouncomedienne, nouncomedy, nouncomic, nouncompany, nounconcert hall, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nouncontortionist, noundisplay, noundouble act, nounduo, nounemcee, nounenact, verbencore, nounentertainer, nounentertainment, nounfestival, nounfinale, nounfirst night, nounfool, noungala, noungrand finale, nounguest, nounham, nounheadline, verbheartthrob, nounhigh wire, nounhypnotist, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nouninterlude, nounintermission, nouninterpret, verbinterpretation, nounintro, nounlive, adjectivemagic, nounmagician, nounmagic wand, nounmajorette, nounmanager, nounmask, nounmatinée, nounmatinée idol, nounmegastar, nounmime, nounminstrel, nounnarration, nounopening night, nounPA, nounpart, nounperform, verbperformance, nounperformer, nounpresentation, nounprincipal, nounproducer, nounprogramme, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounpublic, nounpunchline, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrecitation, nounrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbrepertoire, nounreprise, nounringside, nounroadshow, nounrole-play, nounsafety net, nounshow business, nounshowgirl, nounshow-stopping, adjectivesketch, nounslapstick, nounsleight of hand, nounsmash hit, nounsnake charmer, nounsold out, adjectiveson et lumière, nounstand-up, adjectivestand-up, nounstar, verbstooge, nounstraight man, nounstripper, nounstriptease, nounsuperstar, nountattoo, nountightrope, nountour, nountroubadour, nountroupe, nountumbler, nounventriloquist, nounvirtuoso, nounwooden, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► walk

· But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope.· All organizations especially those that are growing, walk a tightrope between stability and change, tradition and revision.· It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies.· Neurotics walk a tightrope from one catastrophe to the next.· The Profitboss walks a tightrope between research and risk, between research and opportunity.· And went back up and walked the tightrope to the west bank 31.· I was drawing these pictures in my head of walking across a tightrope and falling into a chasm.· The rare person who on the rare occasion wants to be wholly neutral has to walk a tightrope.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► walk a tightrope

All organizations especially those that are growing, walk a tightrope between stability and change, tradition and revision.
But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope.
It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies.
Neurotics walk a tightrope from one catastrophe to the next.
She sometimes felt she was walking a tightrope, wanting to be friendly with Therese, and yet terrified of upsetting Karl.
The Profitboss walks a tightrope between research and risk, between research and opportunity.
The rare person who on the rare occasion wants to be wholly neutral has to walk a tightrope.

单词	tightrope
释义	tightropetight‧rope /ˈtaɪt-rəʊp $ -roʊp/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But Blondin had made the horizontal tightrope his own. But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope. For Farini the Great, the tightrope was only an adventurous way station on a roller-coaster journey through life. In the old days he could've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope. It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies. She and Edwards went first on a two-person, help-your-buddy tightrope walk 30 feet above the ground. The Chancellor had a narrow tightrope to walk and he managed to please a variety of people. word sets WORD SETS► Performing acrobat, nounact, verbacting, nounactor, nounactress, nounagent, nounarena, nounbig name, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nounbook, verbcast, nouncasting, nounclown, nouncomedian, nouncomedienne, nouncomedy, nouncomic, nouncompany, nounconcert hall, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nouncontortionist, noundisplay, noundouble act, nounduo, nounemcee, nounenact, verbencore, nounentertainer, nounentertainment, nounfestival, nounfinale, nounfirst night, nounfool, noungala, noungrand finale, nounguest, nounham, nounheadline, verbheartthrob, nounhigh wire, nounhypnotist, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nouninterlude, nounintermission, nouninterpret, verbinterpretation, nounintro, nounlive, adjectivemagic, nounmagician, nounmagic wand, nounmajorette, nounmanager, nounmask, nounmatinée, nounmatinée idol, nounmegastar, nounmime, nounminstrel, nounnarration, nounopening night, nounPA, nounpart, nounperform, verbperformance, nounperformer, nounpresentation, nounprincipal, nounproducer, nounprogramme, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounpublic, nounpunchline, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrecitation, nounrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbrepertoire, nounreprise, nounringside, nounroadshow, nounrole-play, nounsafety net, nounshow business, nounshowgirl, nounshow-stopping, adjectivesketch, nounslapstick, nounsleight of hand, nounsmash hit, nounsnake charmer, nounsold out, adjectiveson et lumière, nounstand-up, adjectivestand-up, nounstar, verbstooge, nounstraight man, nounstripper, nounstriptease, nounsuperstar, nountattoo, nountightrope, nountour, nountroubadour, nountroupe, nountumbler, nounventriloquist, nounvirtuoso, nounwooden, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► walk · But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope.· All organizations especially those that are growing, walk a tightrope between stability and change, tradition and revision.· It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies.· Neurotics walk a tightrope from one catastrophe to the next.· The Profitboss walks a tightrope between research and risk, between research and opportunity.· And went back up and walked the tightrope to the west bank 31.· I was drawing these pictures in my head of walking across a tightrope and falling into a chasm.· The rare person who on the rare occasion wants to be wholly neutral has to walk a tightrope. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► walk a tightrope All organizations especially those that are growing, walk a tightrope between stability and change, tradition and revision. But he's been doing very well at it despite having to learn terrifying new skills, like walking a tightrope. It's like walking a tightrope in size-15 wellies. Neurotics walk a tightrope from one catastrophe to the next. She sometimes felt she was walking a tightrope, wanting to be friendly with Therese, and yet terrified of upsetting Karl. The Profitboss walks a tightrope between research and risk, between research and opportunity. The rare person who on the rare occasion wants to be wholly neutral has to walk a tightrope. 1a rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along in a circus2walk a tightrope to be in a difficult situation in which something bad could happen if you make a mistake: I feel as though I’m walking a tightrope between success and failure.
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