"tiptoe around" 怎么发音
expression
TIP-toh uh-ROWN(D)
TIP-toh uh-ROWND
释义
To walk very quietly on your toes, or to avoid dealing with a sensitive subject directly and carefully.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd
英式英语
tˈɪptəʊ/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd
简化发音
美式
TIP-toh uh-ROWN(D)
英式
TIP-toh uh-ROWND
语境中听
Please don't tiptoe around the problem. Just tell me the truth.
The children tried to tiptoe around the house so they wouldn't wake their parents.
I don't want to tiptoe around this conversation. Can we be honest?
We all had to tiptoe around the subject of his job loss at the party.