tightrope
A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the groundA tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
» Tom is good at walking on a tightrope.
Значення
значень: 2A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
Drahtseil
tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
(переносно)A difficult or desperate situation.
Приклади
речень: 13Tom is good at walking on a tightrope.
Tom didn't want to walk the tightrope without a net.
ruТом не хотел идти по канату без страховочной сетки. — odexed
The people eating at that table are tightrope walkers and acrobats.
Tom is balancing on a tightrope.
He is balancing on a tightrope.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
Походження
From tight + rope.From tight + rope.
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