"tiptoeing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 踮著腳走

Definition

用腳尖小心地、悄悄地走路，通常是為了不發出聲音或不被發現。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來形容小心翼翼地移動，以避免吵醒他人、被發現或發出聲音。也可比喻謹慎處理某事。常見短語如 'tiptoeing around'（謹慎迴避問題）。屬於口語、非正式用法。

Examples

The children were tiptoeing around the house so they wouldn't wake their parents.

孩子們在房子裡**踮著腳走**，以免吵醒父母。

He was tiptoeing past the sleeping dog.

他正在**踮著腳**走過正在睡覺的狗。

She practiced tiptoeing to make less noise at night.

她練習**踮著腳走**，希望晚上聲音小一點。

I found him tiptoeing into the kitchen for a midnight snack.

我發現他半夜**踮著腳走**進廚房找宵夜。

We were tiptoeing around, hoping not to get caught.

我們在**踮著腳走**，希望不被發現。

She’s been tiptoeing around the subject, afraid to bring it up directly.

她一直**小心翼翼地避開**這個話題，不敢直接說出來。