"tiptoes" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 踮起脚尖

Definition

指脚前部，特别是当你仅用脚趾站立或行走，脚跟不着地时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用复数表达（如“on tiptoes”），表示为了不发出声音或伸手够高而用脚尖走路或站立。常见搭配有“stand on tiptoes”，“walk on tiptoes”。有时也用于比喻意义。

Examples

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

孩子们踮起**脚尖**看过篱笆。

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

她踮着**脚尖**走路，以免吵醒宝宝。

Can you reach the shelf if you stand on tiptoes?

你踮起**脚尖**能拿到那个架子吗？

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

他踮着**脚尖**溜进厨房拿宵夜。

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

我们不得不踮起**脚尖**挂装饰品。

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

猫踮着**脚尖**小心移动，希望没人发现。