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tread /tred/► SEE ALLtread the boardstread carefully, warily, etc.tread a difficult, solitary, etc. pathtread on sb’s heelstread on sb’s toestread watertread/walk a fine/thin linetread/walk a tightropebe on a tightrope
●ˌtread the ˈboards (humorous) be an actor 当演员；上台演出◆He has recently been treading the boards in a new play at the National.
他最近出演了一部在国家剧院上演的新戏。 NOTE The boards refers to the stage of a theatre. * boards 指剧场舞台。 ●tread ˈcarefully, ˈwarily, etc.be very careful about what you do or say 谨言慎行；小心翼翼地行事◆The government will have to tread very carefully in handling this issue.
政府在处理这个问题时必须非常谨慎。 OPP throw caution to the wind(s) ●tread a difficult, solitary, etc. ˈpathchoose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing sth, etc. 走一条困难（或孤独等）的路（指选择特定的生活方式或处事方法）◆A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down.
餐馆必须在保证质量和压低价格之间仔细拿捏分寸。●ˌtread on sb’s ˈheelsfollow sb closely 紧随某人◆In the end she left the meeting room, with her assistant treading hard on her heels.
最后她离开了会议室，她的助手紧随其后。●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。●ˌtread ˈwater1. keep yourself upright in deep water by moving your arms and legs 踩水（游泳动作）2. make no progress while you are waiting for sth to happen 停滞不前；维持现状；徘徊观望◆For the past year I’ve been treading water, in a boring job with no hope of promotion.
过去一年我没什么进展，干着一份没有升迁希望的无聊差事。●tread/walk a fine/thin ˈlinebe in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake 处于困境（或险境）；如履薄冰◆He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.他是在幽默和粗鲁之间走钢丝。●tread/walk a ˈtightrope●be on a ˈtightropebe in a situation where you must act very carefully 走钢丝；身处险境◆I’m walking a tightrope at the moment; one more mistake and I might lose my job.我现在处境不妙，再犯一个错误就可能会被开除。 NOTE A tightrope is a rope high up in the air that an acrobat walks along at a circus. * tightrope 指马戏团杂技演员表演时在高空走的钢丝绳。 |