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toes BrE /təʊz/
NAmE /toʊz/► SEE ALLkeep sb on their toesmake sb’s toes curlon your toestread on sb’s toes
●keep sb on their ˈtoes (informal) make sure that sb is ready to deal with anything that might happen by doing things that they are not expecting （通过出其不意的行动）使保持警惕◆Regular surprise visits help to keep the staff on their toes.
时常突击巡视能让员工们保持永不懈怠。◆This job really keeps me on my toes.
这份工作真的让我的神经时刻都绷得紧紧的。●make sb’s ˈtoes curlmake sb feel embarrassed or uncomfortable about sth 使尴尬；使难为情◆After yesterday’s embarrassing incident, she really didn’t want to go to work. Just thinking about it was enough to make her toes curl.
发生了昨天那场尴尬以后，她真的不想再去上班了。一想到那件事她就难为情。▸ ˈtoe-curling adjective ◆a toe-curling performance
让人浑身不自在的表演●on your ˈtoesready to deal with anything that might happen 随时待命；准备好行动◆We were all on our toes, waiting for the game to begin.
我们都已经准备就绪，就等比赛开始了。●ˌtread on sb’s ˈtoes (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌstep on sb’s ˈtoes) (informal) offend or annoy sb, especially by getting involved in sth that is their responsibility 得罪某人，冒犯某人（尤指因插手其职责）◆Now that we have proper job descriptions we are less likely to tread on each other’s toes.既然现在我们明白了自己的工作职责，我们就不太可能彼此越界冒犯了。 |