tiptoe

noun

noun

verb

1. 踮着脚走；蹑手蹑脚地走
   to walk using the front parts of your feet only, so that other people cannot hear you
   1. I tiptoed over to the window.
      我踮着脚走到窗前。

1. VERB 踮起脚走;蹑手蹑脚地走
   If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk.
   1. She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window.
      她溜下床，蹑手蹑脚地走到窗户旁边。
2. PHRASE 踮着脚
   If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground.
   1. She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.
      她把自行车斜靠在石墙上，踮起脚往墙内张望。

1. She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window.
   她溜下床，蹑手蹑脚地走到窗户旁边。
2. She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.
   她把自行车斜靠在石墙上，踮起脚往墙内张望。
3. My mother would tuck me in, turn out the lights and tiptoe out.
   母亲会给我掖好被子，关上灯，然后蹑手蹑脚走出去。
4. Standing on tiptoe, the boy looked over the wall.
   那孩子跐着脚望墙外。
5. He had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
   他得踮着脚才够得着架子。
6. He stood on tiptoe to scan the crowd.
   他跷起脚往人群里看。
7. Perhaps we're just clowns standing on tiptoe at the edge of a cliff?
   我们所做的事，该不会只和用双手倒立在悬崖边的小丑一样愚蠢吧？
8. The girl is standing on tiptoe.
   那少女踮起脚尖站立着。
9. I stood tiptoe upon a little hill.
   我踮着脚站在一座小山顶上。
10. I bent over and he stood on tiptoe to give me a peck on the chin.
    我弯下腰，他踮起脚尖只够着我下巴就匆匆一吻。
11. Walking on tiptoe, I approached him behind.
    用脚尖走，我悄悄走到他的身后。
12. I am on the tiptoe of expectation for his coming.
    我翘首以待他来。
13. The uncivil little thing stood on tiptoe, and whispered a sentence in Heathcliff's ear.
    这个没礼貌的小东西踮起了脚尖，对着希刺克厉夫的耳朵小声说了一句话。
14. He came back late and crept in on tiptoe.
    他回来晚了，踮着脚尖悄悄进来。
15. If you are organized, you can tiptoe between all these retrograde dates and time your actions perfectly.
    如果你计划好了，你可以在逆行的日子里踮起脚尖小心行事，你会完美的度过那些日子。
16. He came on tiptoe.
    他踮着脚尖来了。
17. He went into the room on tiptoe.
    他蹑手蹑脚地进了屋子。
18. She went away, walking on tiptoe out of the room.
    她踮着脚尖走出了房间。
19. Elephants walk on tiptoe, they can walk in the mud easily.
    大象在泥走热切，他们能容易地走。
20. They walked on tiptoe across the hot sand.
    他们踮着脚走过了滚烫的沙地。
21. He was very careful and walked on tiptoe.
    他小心翼翼，踮起脚尖走路。
22. They stretched their arms and stood on tiptoe.
    他们伸出手臂踮着脚站着。
23. Though he walked into the room on tiptoe, he still woke up his father.
    虽然他蹑手蹑脚的走进房间还是吵醒了他父亲。
24. Tiptoe she tiptoed past the sleeping children.
    她踮着脚从熟睡的孩子旁边走了过去。
25. I hurt my tiptoe last night while walking in the dark.
    昨晚在黑暗中走路，不小心踢到了大脚趾。
26. She walks on tiptoe.
    她踮着脚尖走。
27. If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.
    要是踮起脚尖，他能够得着那个架子。
28. He inflated his chest; he seemed to rise on tiptoe to make his concluding speech.
    他鼓起了胸膛、好像还踮起了脚尖开始说结语。
29. Love enters with a tiptoe and leaves with the slamming of the door.
    爱踮着脚尖鬼鬼祟祟进来，走的时候却是“砰！”关上了门。
30. Those who have looked on tiptoe to time, have now become pale memories.
    那些曾经踮脚张望的时光，如今已成为苍白的回忆。

n.

on tiptoe/tiptoes

• 踮着脚；蹑手蹑脚
  standing or walking on the front part of your foot, with your heels off the ground, in order to make yourself taller or to move very quietly
  1. She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf.
     她得踮着脚才能够到顶层搁架。
  2. We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him.
     我们蹑手蹑脚地在周围走动，以免惊动他。

noun

1. the tip of a toe

verb

1. walk on one's toes

   Synonym:    tiptippytoe

adj

1. walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise
   1. moving with tiptoe steps

adv

1. on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe
   1. standing tiptoe