"on your toes" in Chinese (Simplified)
保持警觉保持警惕
Definition
保持警觉并随时准备应对,特别是当情况变化或难以预料时。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“On your toes” 是非正式表达,常用于要求人们在工作、运动或者变化快的场合保持警觉。常和 'keep/stay/remain on your toes' 搭配。不是字面意思,不是真的要踮起脚尖。
Examples
You have to stay on your toes in this job.
在这份工作中你必须保持**警觉**。
Teachers have to be on their toes with young children.
老师和小孩子在一起时必须保持**警惕**。
The coach told the team to keep on their toes during the game.
教练告诉队员在比赛中要一直**保持警觉**。
With two little kids, you really have to be on your toes all day.
有两个小孩,真的要一整天都**保持警觉**。
This fast-paced job keeps me on my toes.
这份快节奏的工作让我一直**保持警觉**。
Traveling to new places really keeps you on your toes.
去新地方旅行确实让人一直**保持警惕**。