词汇 | tiptoed |
释义 | tiptoed past simple and past participle oftiptoe tiptoe verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈtɪp.təʊ/ us /ˈtɪp.toʊ/ to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground, especially in order not to make a noise: 用脚尖走,踮着脚走 He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.他等女儿睡着后才蹑手蹑脚地悄悄走出了房间。 to walk walkThe baby has just learned to walk. strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager. marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor. strollWe strolled along the beach. wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for. ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows. Moving gently on foot amble blow circulate dumbwalking flâneur gently mincing mincingly mooch mosey pad paseo plod potter promenade stroll stroller tippy tiptoe wander Phrasal verbtiptoe around something/someone Examples of tiptoedtiptoed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One of the newspapers said that he has tiptoed away from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have actually tiptoed into this debate tonight really for two reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not had his advantage of having tiptoed along the corridors of power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He tiptoed on eggshells all over the issue, and that was quite unnecessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is so, he has tiptoed away like a pantomime villain, with his finger on his lips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He tiptoed away from the whole question of a decommissioning policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although you gave us some good reflections on what those causes are, there are, however, other issues that you tiptoed around. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He tiptoed round the course with great delicacy, but it appears that the old rate support grant system, with all its crudity, unfairness and across-the-board treatment, had certain attractions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There the post-prandial speaker went on at interminable length until the audience tiptoed out of the room one by one, leaving a solitary guest at the end of the table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They take a dancer's attitude, tiptoed or lightly balanced on one leg. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Curious of why she should not, the cat opted to do so as she tiptoed towards the phantom. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Angels too tiptoed in to bless them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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