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

• And now we're teetering on the high wire.
  而我们现在仿佛在走钢丝。
• The convertor can realize the need of outputting high wire voltage for the A.D.An engine convertor through semiconductor switching elements of lower voltage rating;
  本变流器能够用较低额定电压的半导体开关元件实现交直交机车变流器输出高线电压的需要；
• Chris Barltrop, marketing director of Billy Smart's Circus, described Mr Ayala as a "high wire jack-in-the-box".
  马戏团的市场主任克里斯·巴特洛普把艾阿拉称为“高空奇人”。
• 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。
• He usually dances, jumps and unicycles on the high wire without a net, but his father insisted on using a net due to the unusual nature of the stunt.
  艾阿拉通常都在没有保护网的情况下在高空钢丝上跳跃、舞动和踩单轮脚踏车，但他的父亲坚持用保护网，因为做这些高空绝技实在是很危险。（阿曼）
• 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。
• 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。
• Bad news can only await such a high wire rating.
  糟糕的消息只能等待如此高估值的通讯社。
• However, traditional NIDS cannot apply to high wire speed network because of technical restrictions.
  传统的网络入侵检测系统由于性能方面的限制无法应用到高速网络中。
• This paper investigates the high speed wire electrical-discharge machining ( HSWEDM) of Si3N4-based ceramics by assisting electrode method.
  介绍了辅助电极法绝缘陶瓷电火花线切割加工原理。