atiptoe
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /əˈtɪptəʊ/
美 /əˈtɪptoʊ/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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On tiptoe; moving or standing on the tips of one's toes.
— [S]he swept back with her hand the hem of her dress, and showed one little foot atiptoe behind the heel of the other.
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In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
— O could I meete andrea, now my blouds a tiptoe. / This hand and ſword ſhould melt him: / Valliant Don Pedro.
副词 adv.
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On tiptoe; on the tips of one's toes in order to move quietly or to stand taller.
— [T]he gate of going of Fortune ſeems quick and faſt, her ſpirit great, and courage proud, her hopes high and haughty: ſhe over-goeth Vertue, and approacheth neer at hand already; not mounting and lifting up her ſelfe now with her light and flight wings, not ſtanding a tiptoe upon a round ball or boule commeth ſhe wavering and doubtful; and then goeth her way afterwards in diſcontentment and diſpleasure: […]
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Quietly, and little by little.
— Don't you ſee that Moor who comes a tiptoe creeping and ſtealing along with his finger in his mouth behind Meliſandra? Hear what a ſmack he gives on her ſweet lips, and ſee how ſhe ſpits and wipes her mouth with her white ſmock-ſleeve!
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Without retreating from adversity, confrontation, or danger; standing tall; bravely, proudly, unyieldingly.
— This day is call'd the Feaſt of Criſpian: / He that out-liues this day, and comes ſafe home, / Will ſtand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd, / And rowſe him at the Name of Criſpian.
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In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
— Consider therefore if, on this Wednesday morning, there is an affluence of Patriotism; if Paris stands a-tiptoe, and all Deputies are at their post! […] Meanwhile expectant Patriotism and Paris standing a-tiptoe, have need of patience.
词源
词源 1
From a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a condition, manner, or state) + tiptoe.
词源 2
From a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a condition, manner, or state) + tiptoe.
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