walk on eggshells
/ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈeɡʃelz/NEUTRAL · C1
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小心翼翼
字面意思: «在蛋殼上走»
意思
to be very careful not to upset someone
說話做事格外小心,怕惹人不快.
例句
- 1Since Dad lost his job, we've all been walking on eggshells around him.
- 2You don't have to walk on eggshells with me — just tell me what you think.
- 3Mum is so stressed about the move that we're walking on eggshells to avoid an argument.
- 4Aisha's new flatmate gets upset so easily that everyone walks on eggshells at home.
- 5It's tiring to walk on eggshells every time my brother is in a bad mood.
文法
只有 walk 變化形式;eggshells 保持複數。後面常接 around 或 with 加人。英式英語也說 tread on eggshells。
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