acrobat

Definitions

acro (high, on tiptoe) + bat (from Greek bainein, to walk) = "one who walks high up / on tiptoe." The original image is a tightrope walker balancing at height — which became the modern circus acrobat.

Common Collocations

• 1.circus acrobat马戏团杂技演员
• 2.trapeze acrobat高空秋千演员

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The acrobat balanced on a single rope high above the crowd.

• 2.

  Years of training give an acrobat extraordinary control of the body.

• 3.

  A team of acrobats formed a human pyramid on stage.