单词 | tightrope |
释义 | tightrope (once / 20700 pages) n WORD FAMILY tightrope: tightropes USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials walk a tightrope between playing down the problem and reassuring the public that it is being tackled. Time(Dec 21, 2016) The trail then tightropes along the edge of a cliff, the views of Elowah now below our boots. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) A Times critic once referred to her as a “tightrope walker.” New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) n tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground Hypo|Hyper high wire a tightrope very high above the ground rope a strong line |
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