acrobat

• n. 杂技演员，特技演员；随机应变者；翻云覆雨者，善变者

来自词根acer, 尖的，高的。-bat, 走，同vent,走，见advent,来临。-t,过去分词格。指走高空钢丝的杂技演员，后统指杂技演员。

1. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

acrobat

acrobat: [19] The Greek adjective ákros meant ‘topmost, at the tip or extremity’ (it derives ultimately from the Indo-European base *akmeaning ‘be pointed or sharp’, which also gave rise to acid, acute, oxygen, and edge). It crops up in acrophobia ‘fear of heights’; in acropolis ‘citadel’, literally ‘upper city’; in acromegaly ‘unnaturally enlarged condition of the hands, feet, and face’, literally ‘large extremities’; and in acronym, literally ‘word formed from the tips of words’. Acrobat itself means literally ‘walking on tiptoe’.

The -bat morpheme comes from Greek baínein ‘walk’, which is closely related to basis and base, and is also connected with come. Akrobátēs existed as a term in Greek, and reached English via French acrobate.
=> acid, acute, edge, oxygen

acrobat (n.)

1825, from French acrobate (14c.), "tightrope-walker," and directly from Greek akrobates "rope dancer, gymnastic performer," which is related to akrobatos "going on tip-toe, climbing up high," from akros "topmost, at the point end" (see acrid) + stem of bainein "walk, go" (see come).

But even this political acrobat could lose her balance if she is hugged too hard.

但如果对其要求过高的话,即便是这位善于走钢丝的政客也难免会失去平衡.

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The audience held its / their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.

杂技演员走钢丝时,观众都屏住了呼吸.

辞典例句

The acrobat could bend himself into a hoop.

这个杂技演员可以把身体蜷曲成圆形.

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I saw an acrobat who can spin 5 plates at the same time.

我看到一个可以同时转五个盘子的杂技演员.

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The acrobat balanced himself on the rope.

杂技演员在绳索上保持平衡.

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The acrobat is walking on a cable wire.

这位杂技演员在表演走钢索.

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A pile of china dishes rested precariously on the head of the acrobat.

杂技演员头上危险地顶着一叠瓷碟.

《用法词典》

Because she was an acrobat when she was yong.

因为她年轻时是个杂技演员.

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An acrobat can dance on a rope or wire , swing on trapezes , turn handsprings, etc.

一个卖艺人能在绳子上跳舞,荡大秋鞑 、 大斛斗等.

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We saw an acrobat standing on his head.

我们看见一个杂技演员正站在他的头上.

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Don't worry. He's an acrobat.

别担心, 他是位杂技演员.

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An acrobat has to be agile.

杂技演员必须身手敏捷.

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The acrobat slipped and dived into the nets.

杂技演员失脚栽进了安全网.

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Chapter 2 describes a dynamic model of the acrobat is established based on homogeneous transformation.

第2章基于齐次变换和拉格朗日方程,建立了Acrobot的动力学模型.

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L : Because she was an acrobat, when she was young.

因为当她年轻时,她是一位杂技演员.

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The young acrobat first began to make her mark by walking the tightrope.

这位年青的杂技演员第一次崭露头角是走钢丝.

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Don't be afraid. He's an acrobat.

别害怕,他是位杂技演员.

高二英语口语

The acrobat bounced high from the ground.

那个杂技演员从地面上一下子弹跳得老高.

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The acrobat almost fell over but quickly recovered.

那杂技演员差一点跌倒,但很快恢复了平衡.

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I can " t help but be astonished by that acrobat. "

我不能不为那杂技演员(的表演)而深为惊讶.

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The acrobat balanced himself on the high rope.

杂技演员在高绳上保持平衡.

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This article gives a brief introduction to the application of Acrobat 5.0.

该文简要介绍了Acrobat5.0的一些使用方法.

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He's an incredible acrobat, both in the air and underground.

他在是出色的杂技演员,上天入地, 无所不能.

电影对白

His clowning is founded on extreme skill as juggler and acrobat.

他的滑稽表演是基于他那魔术师和杂技演员的高超技艺上的.

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The acrobat balanced a long pole on his left shoulder.

杂技演员让一根长杆在他的左肩上保持平衡.

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The watchers held their breath as the acrobat crossed the tightrope.

当卖艺者走过绷索时,观众都屏住了呼吸.

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The acrobat grimaced at the children during the circus performance.

那杂技艺人在马戏表演时对孩子们做鬼脸.

辞典例句

Photo ID : SIN 0087. Free performance by China acrobat girls Chinatown block 335 B . Singapore, Jan 2005.

照片号SIN0087. 牛车水大牌335B楼前的空地上从中国来的杂技团正在免费表演. 2005年1月.

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I am an acrobat.

我是一名杂技演员.

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The acrobat performed incredible contortions.

杂技演员的柔软杂技令人难以置信.

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