88 WALK: 走，行走

88 WALK: 走，行走

詞組講解

1. walk a tightrope ** 走鋼絲；處于困境

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［鋼絲（tightrope）］上走

例 Judge Lancer recognized that he was walking a tightrope: the way he worded his statement could determine whether there would be peace or riots.

2. walk all over sb. ** 專橫跋扈地對待；盛氣凌人地對待

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［完全（all）］［越過（over）］某人走過去

例 His mother-in-law walks all over him, but he never complains or shows disrespect for her. That's the Asian way.

3. walk away with sth. *** 輕松戰(zhàn)勝

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：［帶著（with）］某物一起走

例 In just 30 minutes a contestant on Wheel of Fortune walked away with $63,650!

4. walk off with sth. *** 偷走

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［帶著（off）］某物走開

例 Don't put anything down while visiting the monument. Pickpockets will walk off with it before you even notice it is gone.

5. walk on air ** 十分幸福

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［開心地（on air）］走

例 Tracy's boyfriend asked her to marry him and she's been walking on air since.

6. walk on eggs ** 十分慎重，十分小心；如履薄冰

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［雞蛋（eggs）］［上（on）］行走

例 The judge gave Rob a warning and he's been walking on eggs since.

7. walk out on sb. or sth. / walk out *** （尤指在某人需要幫助的時候）離開

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：從某人身邊或某地走開

例 Two of our cooks walked out on us last week, so we hired two new ones.

8. walk the floor ** 在房間里走來走去；猶豫不決

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［地板（floor）］上走

例 Joe walked the floor for hours trying to think of a solution.

參考譯文

1. 蘭瑟法官意識到他的處境很困難：他的陳述方式可能會帶來和平或騷亂。

2. 他的岳母盛氣凌人地對待他，但他從來不抱怨或者表現(xiàn)出不尊敬。這就是亞洲人的處事方法。

3. 在30分鐘內(nèi)，一位“幸運大轉(zhuǎn)輪”的參賽者就輕松贏得了63,650美元！

4. 參觀歷史遺跡的時候，別放下任何東西。小偷會在你不知不覺間把它偷走的。

5. 特蕾西的男朋友向她求婚了，從那以后她一直非常開心。

6. 法官對羅布提出警告，從那以后他一直謹慎行事。

7. 有兩位廚師上周辭職了，所以我們又新聘用了兩位。

8. 喬在房間里來回走了幾個小時，想要找到解決方案。