| 单词 | on or upon tiptoe |
| 释义 | > as lemmason or upon tiptoe a. singular. The tips of the toes collectively; almost always in on or upon tiptoe (cf. A. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > [adverb] > on tiptoe on or upon tiptoec1440 a-tiptoe1576 tiptoe1597 tippy-toe1901 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adverb] > on tiptoe on or upon tiptoec1440 a-tiptoe1576 tiptoe1597 c1440 [see sense A. 2b]. 1573 W. Smith Wydow Edyth (new ed.) sig. Fiii Than Wa[l]ter stode on tipto and gan him self avance. 1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. B2v But when we stand on Tip-toe, on a Ball, (Though sliding still) we finally must fall. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 235 [He] entered my chamber on tiptoe. 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 164 Standing on tiptoe, [he] looked into one of the windows. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. xvi. 295 He followed his cousin on tip-toe. < as lemmas |
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