Definition of high wire in English:

high wire

noun

1A high tightrope.
Example sentencesExamples
- I think Blondin, your man who walked across Niagara Falls on a high wire 145 years ago, would have been proud of me.
- A look of doubt appears in his eyes and he is like a man on a high wire who looks down and takes fright and begins to wobble.
- Three tubes branch from a cantilevered I-beam like an acrobat on a high wire to support the roof at the west corner.
- If we're talking fun, I want to see dancing zebras and high wire acts.
- Loretta Bailey, especially, who tackles Maria with a flighty charm, is performing on a very high wire.
- The girls look down from the high wire riding bicycles across the taut cable toward each other.
- This is not a momentary wobble: at this point the acrobat has slipped off the high wire altogether and brought the show to a tragic halt.
- He watches with benign cynicism as Charles walks the high wire.
- There are no second chances when walking the high wire, playing Russian roulette or competing in the Heineken Cup.
- Unfortunately, artistic director Rigot could not appear in his usual role of high wire artist because of an injury.
- ‘I'm sure we will occasionally make a mistake,’ he says, ‘but if you've got a good safety net, you can do somersaults on the high wire.’
- We actually sell a 40 denier nylon tricot fabric that we sell the Las Vegas high wire acts for use as a visual fabric.
- When he looked down from the high wire, the safety net had gone.
- Ahern is the country's best-known high wire act.
- She just stood there, her arms out at near shoulder level, like she was balancing on a high wire, her breath all sucked in.
1. 1.1as modifier Denoting an activity requiring great skill or judgement.
  the high-wire act performed daily by many mental health workers
  Example sentencesExamples
  America's reliance on foreign capital is a balancing act on a very high wire.
  He has tremendous personal charisma and he performed a high wire political act that was irresistible to the media.
  Walking the high wire between these two disciplines is what makes Jahn's latest work harder to classify, but more powerful.
  ‘I'm walking a high wire,’ confesses Brandt, when we pressed him about the consequences for fair use.
  For a film that starts out slowly, Red Lights spends the better part of its final hour generating more tension than a high wire act without a net.
  Federal assistance provides no safety net either, as parents walk the higher education financial high wire.
  The Prime Minister has just fallen off the high wire.
  I did other things that seemed like challenges for me because I like being on the high wire.
  But it is now a very high wire act and will involve not inconsiderable expense for shareholders.
  Doing so he evinces the sort of suave, unflappable attitude that comes in handy when you are strolling along a high wire without a net.
  There's too much weight on the dark side of the scales and my mind is performing an insane juggling act on a high wire with no net beneath me.
  It's like working on the high wire without a net, or a leap in the dark - with a pair of scissors… and a can of gasoline.
  And as this troupe climbs the high wire of fame it aims to keep the hometown crowd happy.
  Both were nutshells on a high wire, not getting anywhere but in the way.
  Issuing an originating process one day before the expiry of a limitation period is a risky high wire act.
  We've been impressive while walking the high wire.
  But far from being ‘thoroughly entwined’, as one journalist had described them, it's clear almost from the outset their relationship was a high wire act.
  With protocols you tend to be drawn into all-or-nothing high wire acts of perfect adherence in at least some aspects of your design.
  ‘America's reliance on foreign capital,’ he writes, ‘is a balancing act on a very high wire.’
  Anyway, no more high wire acrobatics for me for awhile.

Definition of high wire in US English:

high wire

nounˈhī ˈˌwī(ə)rˈhaɪ ˈˌwaɪ(ə)r

1A high tightrope.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are no second chances when walking the high wire, playing Russian roulette or competing in the Heineken Cup.
- I think Blondin, your man who walked across Niagara Falls on a high wire 145 years ago, would have been proud of me.
- A look of doubt appears in his eyes and he is like a man on a high wire who looks down and takes fright and begins to wobble.
- Three tubes branch from a cantilevered I-beam like an acrobat on a high wire to support the roof at the west corner.
- Ahern is the country's best-known high wire act.
- Loretta Bailey, especially, who tackles Maria with a flighty charm, is performing on a very high wire.
- She just stood there, her arms out at near shoulder level, like she was balancing on a high wire, her breath all sucked in.
- When he looked down from the high wire, the safety net had gone.
- If we're talking fun, I want to see dancing zebras and high wire acts.
- The girls look down from the high wire riding bicycles across the taut cable toward each other.
- This is not a momentary wobble: at this point the acrobat has slipped off the high wire altogether and brought the show to a tragic halt.
- He watches with benign cynicism as Charles walks the high wire.
- We actually sell a 40 denier nylon tricot fabric that we sell the Las Vegas high wire acts for use as a visual fabric.
- Unfortunately, artistic director Rigot could not appear in his usual role of high wire artist because of an injury.
- ‘I'm sure we will occasionally make a mistake,’ he says, ‘but if you've got a good safety net, you can do somersaults on the high wire.’
1. 1.1as modifier Requiring great skill or judgment.
  it will take a financial high-wire balancing act to fund the requirements
  Example sentencesExamples
  With protocols you tend to be drawn into all-or-nothing high wire acts of perfect adherence in at least some aspects of your design.
  Anyway, no more high wire acrobatics for me for awhile.
  And as this troupe climbs the high wire of fame it aims to keep the hometown crowd happy.
  Issuing an originating process one day before the expiry of a limitation period is a risky high wire act.
  ‘I'm walking a high wire,’ confesses Brandt, when we pressed him about the consequences for fair use.
  But far from being ‘thoroughly entwined’, as one journalist had described them, it's clear almost from the outset their relationship was a high wire act.
  I did other things that seemed like challenges for me because I like being on the high wire.
  The Prime Minister has just fallen off the high wire.
  We've been impressive while walking the high wire.
  Walking the high wire between these two disciplines is what makes Jahn's latest work harder to classify, but more powerful.
  But it is now a very high wire act and will involve not inconsiderable expense for shareholders.
  Federal assistance provides no safety net either, as parents walk the higher education financial high wire.
  For a film that starts out slowly, Red Lights spends the better part of its final hour generating more tension than a high wire act without a net.
  ‘America's reliance on foreign capital,’ he writes, ‘is a balancing act on a very high wire.’
  It's like working on the high wire without a net, or a leap in the dark - with a pair of scissors… and a can of gasoline.
  America's reliance on foreign capital is a balancing act on a very high wire.
  He has tremendous personal charisma and he performed a high wire political act that was irresistible to the media.
  There's too much weight on the dark side of the scales and my mind is performing an insane juggling act on a high wire with no net beneath me.
  Both were nutshells on a high wire, not getting anywhere but in the way.
  Doing so he evinces the sort of suave, unflappable attitude that comes in handy when you are strolling along a high wire without a net.

单词	high wire
释义	Definition of high wire in English: high wire noun 1A high tightrope. Example sentencesExamples I think Blondin, your man who walked across Niagara Falls on a high wire 145 years ago, would have been proud of me. A look of doubt appears in his eyes and he is like a man on a high wire who looks down and takes fright and begins to wobble. Three tubes branch from a cantilevered I-beam like an acrobat on a high wire to support the roof at the west corner. If we're talking fun, I want to see dancing zebras and high wire acts. Loretta Bailey, especially, who tackles Maria with a flighty charm, is performing on a very high wire. The girls look down from the high wire riding bicycles across the taut cable toward each other. This is not a momentary wobble: at this point the acrobat has slipped off the high wire altogether and brought the show to a tragic halt. He watches with benign cynicism as Charles walks the high wire. There are no second chances when walking the high wire, playing Russian roulette or competing in the Heineken Cup. Unfortunately, artistic director Rigot could not appear in his usual role of high wire artist because of an injury. ‘I'm sure we will occasionally make a mistake,’ he says, ‘but if you've got a good safety net, you can do somersaults on the high wire.’ We actually sell a 40 denier nylon tricot fabric that we sell the Las Vegas high wire acts for use as a visual fabric. When he looked down from the high wire, the safety net had gone. Ahern is the country's best-known high wire act. She just stood there, her arms out at near shoulder level, like she was balancing on a high wire, her breath all sucked in. 1.1as modifier Denoting an activity requiring great skill or judgement. the high-wire act performed daily by many mental health workers Example sentencesExamples America's reliance on foreign capital is a balancing act on a very high wire. He has tremendous personal charisma and he performed a high wire political act that was irresistible to the media. Walking the high wire between these two disciplines is what makes Jahn's latest work harder to classify, but more powerful. ‘I'm walking a high wire,’ confesses Brandt, when we pressed him about the consequences for fair use. For a film that starts out slowly, Red Lights spends the better part of its final hour generating more tension than a high wire act without a net. Federal assistance provides no safety net either, as parents walk the higher education financial high wire. The Prime Minister has just fallen off the high wire. I did other things that seemed like challenges for me because I like being on the high wire. But it is now a very high wire act and will involve not inconsiderable expense for shareholders. Doing so he evinces the sort of suave, unflappable attitude that comes in handy when you are strolling along a high wire without a net. There's too much weight on the dark side of the scales and my mind is performing an insane juggling act on a high wire with no net beneath me. It's like working on the high wire without a net, or a leap in the dark - with a pair of scissors… and a can of gasoline. And as this troupe climbs the high wire of fame it aims to keep the hometown crowd happy. Both were nutshells on a high wire, not getting anywhere but in the way. Issuing an originating process one day before the expiry of a limitation period is a risky high wire act. We've been impressive while walking the high wire. But far from being ‘thoroughly entwined’, as one journalist had described them, it's clear almost from the outset their relationship was a high wire act. With protocols you tend to be drawn into all-or-nothing high wire acts of perfect adherence in at least some aspects of your design. ‘America's reliance on foreign capital,’ he writes, ‘is a balancing act on a very high wire.’ Anyway, no more high wire acrobatics for me for awhile. Definition of high wire in US English: high wire nounˈhī ˈˌwī(ə)rˈhaɪ ˈˌwaɪ(ə)r 1A high tightrope. Example sentencesExamples There are no second chances when walking the high wire, playing Russian roulette or competing in the Heineken Cup. I think Blondin, your man who walked across Niagara Falls on a high wire 145 years ago, would have been proud of me. A look of doubt appears in his eyes and he is like a man on a high wire who looks down and takes fright and begins to wobble. Three tubes branch from a cantilevered I-beam like an acrobat on a high wire to support the roof at the west corner. Ahern is the country's best-known high wire act. Loretta Bailey, especially, who tackles Maria with a flighty charm, is performing on a very high wire. She just stood there, her arms out at near shoulder level, like she was balancing on a high wire, her breath all sucked in. When he looked down from the high wire, the safety net had gone. If we're talking fun, I want to see dancing zebras and high wire acts. The girls look down from the high wire riding bicycles across the taut cable toward each other. This is not a momentary wobble: at this point the acrobat has slipped off the high wire altogether and brought the show to a tragic halt. He watches with benign cynicism as Charles walks the high wire. We actually sell a 40 denier nylon tricot fabric that we sell the Las Vegas high wire acts for use as a visual fabric. Unfortunately, artistic director Rigot could not appear in his usual role of high wire artist because of an injury. ‘I'm sure we will occasionally make a mistake,’ he says, ‘but if you've got a good safety net, you can do somersaults on the high wire.’ 1.1as modifier Requiring great skill or judgment. it will take a financial high-wire balancing act to fund the requirements Example sentencesExamples With protocols you tend to be drawn into all-or-nothing high wire acts of perfect adherence in at least some aspects of your design. Anyway, no more high wire acrobatics for me for awhile. And as this troupe climbs the high wire of fame it aims to keep the hometown crowd happy. Issuing an originating process one day before the expiry of a limitation period is a risky high wire act. ‘I'm walking a high wire,’ confesses Brandt, when we pressed him about the consequences for fair use. But far from being ‘thoroughly entwined’, as one journalist had described them, it's clear almost from the outset their relationship was a high wire act. I did other things that seemed like challenges for me because I like being on the high wire. The Prime Minister has just fallen off the high wire. We've been impressive while walking the high wire. Walking the high wire between these two disciplines is what makes Jahn's latest work harder to classify, but more powerful. But it is now a very high wire act and will involve not inconsiderable expense for shareholders. Federal assistance provides no safety net either, as parents walk the higher education financial high wire. For a film that starts out slowly, Red Lights spends the better part of its final hour generating more tension than a high wire act without a net. ‘America's reliance on foreign capital,’ he writes, ‘is a balancing act on a very high wire.’ It's like working on the high wire without a net, or a leap in the dark - with a pair of scissors… and a can of gasoline. America's reliance on foreign capital is a balancing act on a very high wire. He has tremendous personal charisma and he performed a high wire political act that was irresistible to the media. There's too much weight on the dark side of the scales and my mind is performing an insane juggling act on a high wire with no net beneath me. Both were nutshells on a high wire, not getting anywhere but in the way. Doing so he evinces the sort of suave, unflappable attitude that comes in handy when you are strolling along a high wire without a net.
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