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atiptoe

/uh-tip-toh/US // əˈtɪpˌtoʊ //

阿蒂普托,阿蒂普托伊,阿蒂普特,阿提普托

Definitions

  1. 1
    • : standing or walking on tiptoe.
    • : eagerly expectant, as anticipating a desired event or arrival: waiting atiptoe for the mail.
    • : moving with caution or stealth, as avoiding calling attention to one's presence: She walked atiptoe through the sleeping house.

Examples

  • She actually had her cheek almost against his shoulder, though she had to poise atiptoe to reach him.