tightrope
n
1 rope stretched tightly high above the ground, on which acrobats perform (供杂技演员表演用的) 紧的绳索或钢丝
[attrib 作定语]
a tightrope walker 走钢丝的演员.
2 (idm 习语) tread/walk a `tightrope have to act in a situation which allowslittle scope for manoeuvre and in which an exact balance must be preserved 无甚回旋余地需小心权衡行事.
🗣️ 情景例句
I can't wait.
我迫不及待。
Don't get me wrong.
不要误会我。
We're going to meet here, outside the school gate, at two o'clock.