tightrope walker

IPA/ˈtaɪt.rəʊp ˌwɔː.kər/
IPA/ˈtaɪt.roʊp ˌwɑː.kɚ/

tightrope walker — 名詞

1. someone whose job or skill is to walk across a thin rope or wire stretched high

1.名詞B2
釋義

走鋼索者

在高空鋼索上行走表演的人

someone whose job or skill is to walk across a thin rope or wire stretched high between two fixed points, performing as entertainment for an audience

例句

The crowd gasped as the tightrope walker stepped onto the wire without a safety net.

觀眾們看到走鋼索者不帶安全網踏上鋼索時，不禁倒吸一口氣。

stepped onto the wire without a safety net

Noa trained for three years before performing as a tightrope walker in the circus.

Noa 訓練了三年，才正式在馬戲團中擔任走鋼索者表演。

trained for [duration] before performing as

常見搭配
  • skilled tightrope walker
  • famous tightrope walker
  • professional tightrope walker
  • daring tightrope walker
同義詞
  • funambulist

    formal technical term from Latin; almost never used in casual conversation

  • aerialist

    broader term covering any performer working above the ground (trapeze, silks, tightrope)

  • acrobat

    even broader; covers any gymnastic performer including tightrope walkers but also tumblers and jugglers

  • high-wire artist

    alternative phrasing that emphasises skill and artistry over the simple act of walking

文法句型

tightrope walker + verb (singular agreement)

用法筆記

Common in circus and street-performance contexts; also used metaphorically to describe someone managing a delicate situation (e.g., 'The politician was a tightrope walker between the two parties'). The formal equivalent is 'funambulist', which is rare in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

I saw a tightrope dancer at the circus.
I saw a tightrope walker at the circus.
The standard compound noun is 'tightrope walker', not 'tightrope dancer'.

同根字

  • tightrope
    名詞B2
  • tightrope walking
    名詞C1
  • funambulist
    名詞C2
  • high-wire
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

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常用片語

  • tightrope walker without a net
  • professional tightrope walker
  • like a tightrope walker

介系詞搭配

  • on (a tightrope)
  • across (a gap)
  • without (a net)
  • between (two points)