곡예사가 균형을 잡으며 걷도록 공중에 팽팽하게 매어 놓은 밧줄.
A tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground on which acrobats perform balancing acts.
예문:
"The circus performer gripped his balancing pole as he stepped onto the tightrope."
"Spectators held their breath while the acrobat performed a backflip on the tightrope."
아주 작은 실수로도 위험한 결과를 초래할 수 있는 위태로운 상황이나 처세.
A precarious situation in which a very small error could lead to a dangerous or unpleasant result.
예문:
"The diplomat is walking a tightrope between satisfying domestic voters and maintaining international alliances."
"Small business owners often walk a financial tightrope during their first year of operation."
팽팽한 밧줄 위를 걷거나 그 위에서 곡예를 하다.
To walk or perform balancing feats on a tightrope.
예문:
"He famously tightroped across the canyon without a safety net."
"The daredevil spent months training to tightrope between the two skyscrapers."