high wire

英 [ˈhaɪ waɪə(r)]

美 [ˈhaɪ waɪər]

n.  (杂技演员使用的)高空绳索，空中钢丝

柯林斯词典

• （表演平衡动作用的）高空钢丝，空中绳索
  Ahigh wireis a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and used for balancing acts.
• N-SING （报刊用语）危险的状态，走钢丝，（行为）容易犯错误的
  Journalists talk about a person being on ahigh wireor performing ahigh-wireact when he or she is dealing with a situation in which it would be easy to do the wrong thing.
  1. This year's Budget looks set to be a precarious high-wire act for the Chancellor.
     编制今年的政府预算对财政大臣来说就好像是在走钢丝。

英英释义

noun

• a tightrope very high above the ground

双语例句

• This paper investigates the high speed wire electrical-discharge machining ( HSWEDM) of Si3N4-based ceramics by assisting electrode method.
  介绍了辅助电极法绝缘陶瓷电火花线切割加工原理。
• As their unique brand of dreamy luscious pop continues to capture and enslave our imaginations, 2010 will undoubtedly be the year that The High Wire get the recognition they wholly deserve.
  作为他们梦幻般流行风格的一个独一无二的招牌，势必将会又一次捕获和激发我们的想象，2010年将毫无疑问是他们应该得到广泛认可的一年。
• He usually dances, jumps and unicycles on the high wire without a net, but his father insisted on using a net due to the unusual nature of the stunt.
  艾阿拉通常都在没有保护网的情况下在高空钢丝上跳跃、舞动和踩单轮脚踏车，但他的父亲坚持用保护网，因为做这些高空绝技实在是很危险。（阿曼）
• Chris Barltrop, marketing director of Billy Smart's Circus, described Mr Ayala as a "high wire jack-in-the-box".
  马戏团的市场主任克里斯·巴特洛普把艾阿拉称为“高空奇人”。
• The technological revamping project for speeding-up of home made high speed wire rod mill and the benefits are introduced.
  介绍了国产高线生产线提速的工艺改进方案，以及提速工艺实施后产生的效益。
• Is like being on this high wire, like, a hundred feet up.
  就好像在100尺的高空，走钢丝一样。
• The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.
  那些不曾跌倒的人是那些不曾走上高压电线的人。
• Daredevil Daisy likes the high wire, but juggler Jack prefers his feet firmly on the ground.
  勇敢的戴西喜欢在空中走钢丝绳，而喜欢杂耍的杰克却愿意双脚沾地。
• The application of the online vibration monitoring system in the high speed wire rod finish block was presented.
  本文介绍了在线振动监测系统在高速线材精轧机上的应用。
• And now we're teetering on the high wire.
  而我们现在仿佛在走钢丝。