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

• Analysis and Treatment of Water Content over Standard in Lubricating Oil of High Speed Wire Finishing Mill
  高线精轧机润滑油含水量超标分析与处理
• 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。
• Introduces the applications of regenerative combustion technology in designing the walking-beam reheating furnace for Yuzun high wire in Qinggang.
  介绍了蓄热式燃烧技术在青钢钰尊高线步进梁式加热炉设计中的应用情况。
• 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。
• To counter the existing problems of the lubricating in the high wire and rod mill, the new style macromolecule filtrating stuff are studied, developed and applied successfully.
  针对高速线材轧机润滑的难题，研制开发了新型高分子滤材，并成功地进行了实际应用。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This high wire balancing act would seem like a real means of isolating alpha.
  这种走钢丝行为似乎像是一种真正的将alpha回报隔离开来的途径。
• A circus performer has broken one world record and set a new one for skipping on a high wire.
  22岁的马戏表演家亨利·艾阿拉打破了在高空踩着钢丝跳绳的世界纪录。