tiptoe
noun
verb
ˈtɪptəʊ
noun
1
on tiptoe/on (your) tiptoes
if
you
stand
or
walk
on
tiptoe,
you
stand
or
walk
on
your
toes,
in
order
to
make
yourself
taller
or
in
order
to
walk
very
quietly
踮着脚
She
stood
on
tiptoe
to
kiss
him.
她踮起脚来吻他。
verb
2
to
walk
quietly
and
carefully
on
your
toes,
so
that
nobody
hears
you
踮着脚走，蹑手蹑脚地走
His
mother
tiptoed
into
the
room.
他母亲踮着脚走进了房间。
I
tiptoed
along
the
corridor.
我沿着走廊蹑手蹑脚地走。
3
to
try
to
avoid
dealing
with
a
difficult
or
embarrassing
subject
or
problem
避而不谈〔困难或尴尬的话题或问题〕
They
were
tiptoeing
around
the
delicate
subject
of
money.
他们对钱这一敏感话题避而不谈。