on tiptoe
常見例句
- Sometimes I stand on tiptoe to look over tall fences.
有時候我踮起腳覜過高高的圍牆。 - He stood on tiptoe and peeped through one of these windows.
他立在一扇這樣的窗子前麪，踮起腳尖朝裡看。 - The uncivil little thing stood on tiptoe, and whispered a sentence in Heathcliff's ear.
這個沒禮貌的小東西踮起了腳尖，對著希刺尅厲夫的耳朵小聲說了一句話。 - Standing on tiptoe, he watches a fanatic of colossal proportions lift up the impure woman and "plant" her in the hole.
NPR: 'The Swallows of Kabul' Book Excerpt - He would stand on tiptoe, bend double, lie on the ground, on his back or his stomach, take pan shots, medium shots, closeups, tracking shots, and panoramic shots, from above and from below, full face, from the side, from behind.
NEWYORKER: While the Women Are Sleeping 返回 on tiptoe