音标：['taitrәup]
n. 拉紧的绳索
在线英汉词典

tightrope的短语、例句：

tightrope n 1 rope stretched tightly high above the ground, on which acrobats perform （供杂技演员表演用的） 紧的绳索或钢丝
[attrib 作定语] a tightrope walker 走钢丝的演员. 2 (idm 习语) tread/walk a `tightrope have to act in a situation which allowslittle scope for manoeuvre and in which an exact balance must be preserved 无甚回旋余地需小心权衡行事.