词语释义: Tiptoe

词语释义: Tiptoe

Explain in English

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

You can also use tiptoe as a noun or an adjective: "She had to stand on her tiptoes to reach the cabinet where the cookies are kept." Figuratively, you tiptoe when you avoid a certain topic: "There's no need to tiptoe around the subject of money—I don't mind talking about it." The variation tippy toes dates from the early 1800s.

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