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on one's toes

/ɒn wʌnz təʊz/◆成语
保持警惕

The manager kept the team on their toes with constant deadlines.

经理通过不断设定截止日期让团队保持警惕。


◆ 真正含义
保持警惕或随时准备行动的状态
¶ 字面意思
脚尖着地的姿势
字面拆解
on one's toes脚尖着地,随时准备移动
◇ 意境
想象一个人脚尖着地,身体微微前倾,随时准备冲刺或应对突发情况的画面。
◈ 使用场景
在工作中,老板通过不断设定新任务让员工保持警惕;在体育比赛中,教练提醒队员保持警惕以应对对手的进攻。
◉ 文化注释
该习语在英语国家的职场和体育文化中广泛使用,强调竞争和效率意识。
非正式

保持警惕或随时准备行动的状态

Good leaders keep their employees on their toes by setting challenging goals.

优秀的领导会通过设定有挑战性的目标让员工保持警惕。

The coach told the players to stay on their toes during the entire game.

教练告诉球员在整场比赛中要保持警惕。

常用于工作、体育或竞争环境中,强调保持专注和准备应对突发情况。

搭配

keep someone on their toes让某人保持警惕stay on one's toes保持警惕

同义词

alertpreparedwatchfulvigilant

反义词

off guardunpreparedrelaxed

相关短语

on the ball成语
机敏或熟练的
on guard短语
警惕或防备

专业提示

区分字面与比喻义

字面意思是脚尖着地(如体操动作),比喻义则表示保持警惕或随时准备行动。在中文中,常译为"保持警惕"或"时刻准备着"。

黄金法则

使用场景

常用于工作、体育或竞争环境中,强调保持专注和准备应对突发情况。避免在描述静态或放松状态时使用。

词源

源于体育运动(如足球或篮球)中的动作,运动员需要保持脚尖着地以随时移动。19世纪末开始在英语中用于比喻意义,表示保持机敏或准备行动。

用法说明

通常用于描述一个人或团队在面对挑战或不确定性时保持专注和机敏的状态。常见于工作、体育或竞争环境中。

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