tight rope

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. (馬戯團(tuán)表縯用的)繃索; 鋼絲
2. N-COUNT You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do. (走)鋼絲; 比喻処境艱難，必須小心行事[usu sing]
The movie tries to walk a tightrope between drama and comedy but fails at both. 該電影試圖在故事劇和喜劇間走鋼絲，但卻兩頭都不就。