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tiptoe verb
⇨ slip 1slip1 verb slip away quietly 悄悄溜走slip on the ice/slip out of your hand 在冰上滑倒；从手里滑落slip ♦︎ creep ♦︎ sneak ♦︎ slink ♦︎ tiptoe ♦︎ prowl ♦︎ slide ♦︎ padThese words all mean to move somewhere quietly, especially in order not to be noticed. 这些词均表示悄悄地或偷偷摸摸地移动。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to slip / creep / sneak / slink / tiptoe / slide / pad away / in / out◆to creep / sneak / prowl / pad around / about◆to slip / creep / sneak / tiptoe up to sb / sth◆to creep / sneak up on sb◆to creep / tiptoe (somewhere) quietly◆to slip / creep / pad (somewhere) silently■ slip (-pp-) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed 悄悄疾行；溜◆The ship slipped into the harbour at night.船在夜间悄然进港。◆I slipped away before the end of the performance.演出还没结束我就悄悄溜走了。■ creep (crept, crept) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move slowly, quietly and carefully because you do not want to be seen or heard 悄悄地缓慢行进；蹑手蹑脚地移动◆The cat was creeping stealthily through the long grass.那只猫正悄无声息地慢慢爬过高高的草丛。◆Don't creep up on me like that!别那样蹑手蹑脚地靠近我！■ sneak [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (usually disapproving) to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen 偷偷地走；溜◆I caught him trying to sneak in without paying.他企图不付钱就溜进来，被我抓个正着。NOTE 辨析 Slip or sneak?You sneak into/out of a place because you do not want to be seen, often because you are doing sth wrong. You slip into/out of a place either because you do not want to be seen or because you do not want to disturb people, but it does not usually suggest that you are doing anything wrong. * sneak into/out of常表示因为正在做坏事，不想被人发现而溜进或溜出某处；slip into/out of既可表示因怕被人发现，也可表示因不想打扰别人而溜进或溜出某处，但通常并不意味着做坏事。■ slink (slunk, slunk) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move somewhere very quietly and slowly, especially because you are ashamed, afraid or do not want to be seen （尤指因羞愧、害怕或不愿让人看见）偷偷摸摸地走，躲躲闪闪地走，溜◆She slunk out of the room, feeling like a criminal.她溜出了房间，感觉自己像个罪犯似的。■ tiptoe / /ˈtɪptəʊ; NAmE ˈtɪptoʊ/ [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to walk on your toes, so that you don't make any noise 踮着脚走；蹑手蹑脚地走◆I tiptoed over to the window.我踮着脚走到窗前。■ prowl /praʊl/ / [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) (of an animal) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting; (of a person) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime （动物为捕猎或人图谋不轨）潜行，徘徊◆Wolves were prowling around outside.狼正在外面四处潜行。◆He prowled the streets, looking for likely victims.他鬼鬼祟祟地在大街上徘徊，寻找下手的目标。■ slide (slid, slid) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move somewhere quickly, quietly and smoothly 快捷而悄声地移动◆He slid into bed.他不声不响地钻进被子。◆She slid out while no one was looking.她趁着没人注意溜了出去。■ pad (-dd-) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to walk with quiet regular steps, often without shoes or on a soft surface （常指不穿鞋或在柔软表面上）蹑手蹑脚地走◆The girl padded barefoot over to the window.那女孩光着脚蹑手蹑脚地走到窗前。 |