tiptoe

tiptoe
(tiptoes, tiptoed, tiptoeing)
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet
    踮起脚走;蹑手蹑脚地走
    Liz tiptoed out of the room.
    利兹踮着脚走出房间。
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on tiptoe (或 tiptoes) (北美 亦作 on one's tiptoes)
  1. with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet, especially in order to move quietly or make oneself taller
    踮着脚
    Jane stood on tiptoe to kiss him.
    简踮起脚吻他。
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