跷（蹺）qiāoⅠ ❶ (抬起； 竖起) lift up (a leg); hold up (a finger): ～ 起大拇指 hold up one's thumb in approval; thumbs up; ～ 着腿坐着 sit with one's legs crossed
❷ (脚后跟抬起， 脚尖着地) on tiptoe: ～ 着脚走路 walk on tiptoe; 她 ～ 着脚走到孩子的床边。 She tiptoed to the bedside of the child. Ⅱ （高跷） stilts
◆跷板 seesaw; 跷蹊 fishy; dubious; 跷跷板 seesaw; 跷足以待 curl up one's leg and wait at ease |