"tiptoes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 踮起腳尖

Definition

指腳的前端，尤其指只用腳趾站立或行走、腳跟不著地的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多以複數用法（如“on tiptoes”）出現，描述為了小聲或夠高而踮腳行走或站立。常見搭配有“stand on tiptoes”，“walk on tiptoes”。有時也用於比喻。

Examples

The children stood on their tiptoes to see over the fence.

孩子們踮起**腳尖**看過籬笆。

She walked on tiptoes so she wouldn't wake the baby.

她踮著**腳尖**走路，免得吵醒寶寶。

Can you reach the shelf if you stand on tiptoes?

你踮起**腳尖**能拿到那個架子嗎？

He sneaked into the kitchen on tiptoes to grab a midnight snack.

他踮著**腳尖**溜進廚房拿宵夜。

We had to stand on our tiptoes to hang the decorations.

我們不得不踮起**腳尖**掛裝飾品。

The cat moved on tiptoes, hoping not to be noticed.

貓踮著**腳尖**小心行動，希望不被注意到。