Word · Frequency #19091
Fully loadedtightrope
绷紧的绳索或钢丝
a rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground, on which acrobats perform
- 1.
A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
绷紧的绳索；高空杂技表演用的钢丝
- 2.
tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
紧绷的绳索或钢丝,杂技演员在高空表演用
- 3.
A difficult or desperate situation.
困境；绝境；危险的局面
绷紧的绳索；高空杂技表演用的钢丝；紧绷的绳索或钢丝,杂技演员在高空表演用；困境；绝境；危险的局面；拉紧的绳索
In use
The acrobat walked across the tightrope without a safety net.
She practiced on the tightrope for hours before the circus show.
Watching the performer balance on the tightrope made the audience hold their breath.
walk a tightrope
既可用于杂技表演的本义，也可比喻在两种对立要求之间艰难平衡。
After the scandal, the mayor has been walking a tightrope between public opinion and party loyalty.
丑闻发生后，市长一直在公众舆论和党内忠诚之间走钢丝。
be on a tightrope
常与be动词连用，表示处境岌岌可危、随时可能失败。
The peace talks are on a tightrope after both sides refused to compromise.
双方都拒绝妥协后，和谈如同走钢丝一般岌岌可危。
a tightrope walker
Connections
Collocations
- walk a tightrope
- 走钢丝；如履薄冰
- The circus performer walked a tightrope twenty meters above the ground.马戏团演员在离地面二十米高的钢丝上行走。
- tightrope walker
- 走钢丝的人
- A tightrope walker needs extraordinary balance and concentration.走钢丝的人需要非凡的平衡感和专注力。
- perform on a tightrope
- 在钢丝上表演
- She has performed on a tightrope since she was a teenager.她从十几岁起就在钢丝上表演。
- balance on a tightrope
- 在钢丝上保持平衡
- The acrobat balanced on a tightrope without using a safety net.那位杂技演员没有使用安全网就在钢丝上保持了平衡。
- fall from a tightrope
- 从钢丝上摔下来
- No one was injured when the clown fell from a tightrope.小丑从钢丝上摔下来时没有人受伤。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象杂技演员走在绷紧的绳上，绳子拉得很紧（tight）才能走，tight + rope 就是“绷紧的绳”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：circus、acrobatic performance、tightrope walking 作名词时通常指马戏团或杂技表演中绷紧的绳索或钢丝，属于中性语域，在口语和书面描述中都比较常见；多用于表演或相关活动场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the final spelling -ope and the /oʊp/ sound of tightrope's second syllable: rope, hope, scope, slope, cope, grope. Rope and grope also contain the exact spelling chunk rope. Be careful with lookalikes like ripe and type (/raɪp/, /taɪp/): they look close to rope but are pronounced with /aɪp/, not /oʊp/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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