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美国俚语:tiptoe around是什么意思?

时间:2013-03-29 01:03:02

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   tiptoe这个词的意思是脚尖,用脚尖走。而tiptoe around主要有两个意思:

  1.做某事小心翼翼的 (to act very cautiously about something )
  例句:
  Yet to this day they tend to tiptoe around Muslims as a distinct market segment.
  而今他们应对穆斯林这个决然不同的市场时总是小心翼翼。
  2. 避免谈论令人不快的或者有争议的事情(to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue)
  例句:
  In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to tiptoe around the war question and when that didn't wash, he simply lied about it.
  1940年,罗斯福想悄悄地规避战争问题。当他这样做瞒不了人时,他干脆说谎。
  今天朋友在看美剧Gossip Girl的时候遇到了这个tiptoe around,顺便分享一下这段对白:
  Vanessa: I gotta go. So I will see you later at the library, and I'm sorry about before with the Tisch catalog.
  (我得走了 一会儿我们在图书馆见吧 还有之前Tisch项目的事情, 我很抱歉。)
  Dan: It's fine.
  (没什么)
  Vanessa: Dan, I don't know how to do this. We've been tiptoeing around each other for days.
  (Dan 我不知道该怎么办  这几天我们都在回避着彼此。)
  Dan: Look, we're... we're two artists in a relationship,and sometimes we're gonna be competing for the same things,So,
  all right, we're... we're... we're smart people.
  (听着, 我们是... 两个在恋爱当中的艺术家,有时候我们会为了某一件事情而共同竞争,所以没什么的 ,我们是... 我们是聪明人。)

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0 question ISBxJ     
n.问题,疑问,疑问句;v.询问,审问,怀疑
参考例句:
  • That is the first question.这是第一个问题。
  • Who is to question him?该由谁来质问他?
0 segment zZRxT     
n.切片,部分,段,节
参考例句:
  • The company dominates this segment of the market.这家公司控制着这一部分市场。
  • Give me a segment of a tangerine to taste.给我一瓣柑橘尝一尝。
0 war whfwY     
n.战争;vi.作战
参考例句:
  • We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
  • The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。
0 controversial iZyy1     
adj.引起争论的,有争议的
参考例句:
  • The topic of argument is controversial.这个议题是很有争议的。
  • Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.在很多国家,移民都是一个颇有争议的问题。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 market rBNxd     
n.市场;集市
参考例句:
  • The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
  • There is no market for these goods.这些货物,没有销路。
0 tend apTwc     
vt.照管,照料;vi. 服侍,招待;注意,留心;走向,趋向;倾向;有助于
参考例句:
  • We should tend on customers warmly.我们应该热情招待顾客。
  • I tend to prefer have a holiday at seaside.我往往更喜欢在海滨度假。
0 sometimes mwTw1     
adv.有时,不时
参考例句:
  • Sometimes I go by car.有时我坐汽车去。
  • You must take it easy sometimes.有时候你必须放松一下。
0 wash NgDwv     
n.洗;洗的衣物;vt.冲刷,洗;冲出;vi.洗澡
参考例句:
  • He helps me wash clothes.他帮我洗衣服。
  • Wash your hands before you eat.吃东西前先洗手。
0 smart MxlwI     
adj.灵巧的,精明的,潇洒的,时髦的
参考例句:
  • She is both pretty and smart.她既漂亮又聪明。
  • I like your smart new suit.我喜欢你这套时髦的新西装。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事,某物;被视为有意义的事物
参考例句:
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 before sQwyg     
prep./conj.在…以前
参考例句:
  • She needs the work done before tomorrow.她必须在明天以前找人完成这项工作。
  • I must finish this letter before I go home.我必须在回家以前写完这封信。
0 cautiously 2w5zrW     
adv.小心地,谨慎地;小心翼翼;翼翼
参考例句:
  • She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door. 她小心翼翼地沿着车道向门口走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 avoid 4Pzyp     
v.避免;vt.避免,逃避
参考例句:
  • You can avoid all kinds of trouble by letting well alone.随遇而安就能避免种种麻烦。
  • I wanted to avoid a meeting with her.我想避免与她会面。
0 gossip AeEzc     
n.流言蜚语,爱说长道短的人;vi.传播流言
参考例句:
  • She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
  • They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活,他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。
0 distinct Csoxs     
adj.种类不同的,有区别的,清楚的,明显的
参考例句:
  • I had the distinct impression that I was being followed.我清楚地感觉到有人跟踪我。
  • The party split into two distinct groups.该党分裂成两个截然不同的团体。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 yet TVOzu     
adv.还,仍然,即刻;conj.尽管,然而
参考例句:
  • I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
  • Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮,但还没找到男朋友呢。
0 catalog ATwyT     
n.目录(册)vt.将…编入目录,将…编目
参考例句:
  • Can you catalog all these books?你能给所有这些书编目录吗?
  • You can look for the book in the library catalog.你可以在图书馆的图书目录上查找这本书。
0 each yrNxG     
adj.每个,每,每一;adv.每个;int.每个,个人,个自
参考例句:
  • Each boy has a textbook.每个男孩都有课本。
  • Each child brought a little present to the mother.每个孩子给母亲带来一件小礼物。
0 competing JwMzZS     
adj.对抗的,竞争的;相互矛盾的v.竞赛(compete的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • Several companies are competing for the contract. 为得到那项合同,几家公司正在竞争。
  • Any amateur would be skinned alive competing against the world champion. 一个业余爱好者向世界冠军挑战肯定要被彻底打败。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 later vpyzAr     
adv.过后,后来;adj.以后的,更后的,较晚的
参考例句:
  • He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
  • This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
0 simply mymwT     
ad.仅仅,只是;简单地;朴素地;完全,简直
参考例句:
  • The cake is made quite simply.这蛋糕做起来很简单。
  • The teacher explained the text simply.老师简单地解释了一下课文。
0 around xN9y0     
adv.大约,到处,在周围;prep.在...周围
参考例句:
  • It was dark around me.我周围一片黑暗。
  • Is there a shopping center around?这附近有没有购物中心?
0 tried Pfjzyq     
adj.可靠地;经过考验的v.试图,努力( try的过去式和过去分词);考验;磨炼;审讯
参考例句:
  • They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest. 他们试图强迫我和他们一同抗议。
  • I tried to emphasize my good points without sounding boastful. 我在强调自己的优点时尽量不让人觉得是在自我吹嘘。
0 artists 95cf0949671dd2e3f1a47183499b00be     
n.艺术家( artist的名词复数 );美术家;能手;大师
参考例句:
  • an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists 当代英国画家作品展
  • The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge. 如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
0 painful bK2x5     
adj.(引起)疼痛的;困难的,令人不快的
参考例句:
  • He did not want to mention the painful past.他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。
  • The memory came back with a painful rush.回忆起往事心里一阵难受。
0 library R1wxN     
n.图书馆,图书室
参考例句:
  • We often borrow books from our school library.我们常常从校图书馆借书。
  • You shouldn't talk loudly in the library.你不应该在图书室大声说话。
0 act nJ7y0     
n.行为,行动,法案;v.行动,扮演,下判决
参考例句:
  • Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
  • Think well before you act.三思而后行