88 WALK: 走，行走

词组讲解

1. walk a tightrope ** 走钢丝；处于困境

解 习语；词义溯源：在［钢丝（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. ** 专横跋扈地对待；盛气凌人地对待

解 习语；词义溯源：［完全（all）］［越过（over）］某人走过去

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. *** 轻松战胜

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：［带着（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 短语动词；词义溯源：［带着（off）］某物走开

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 习语；词义溯源：［开心地（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〉习语；词义溯源：在［鸡蛋（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 *** （尤指在某人需要帮助的时候）离开

解 短语动词；词义溯源：从某人身边或某地走开

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

8. walk the floor ** 在房间里走来走去；犹豫不决

解 习语；词义溯源：在［地板（floor）］上走

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

参考译文

1. 兰瑟法官意识到他的处境很困难：他的陈述方式可能会带来和平或骚乱。

2. 他的岳母盛气凌人地对待他，但他从来不抱怨或者表现出不尊敬。这就是亚洲人的处事方法。

3. 在30分钟内，一位“幸运大转轮”的参赛者就轻松赢得了63,650美元！

4. 参观历史遗迹的时候，别放下任何东西。小偷会在你不知不觉间把它偷走的。

5. 特蕾西的男朋友向她求婚了，从那以后她一直非常开心。

6. 法官对罗布提出警告，从那以后他一直谨慎行事。

7. 有两位厨师上周辞职了，所以我们又新聘用了两位。

8. 乔在房间里来回走了几个小时，想要找到解决方案。