they trod lightly and cautiously down the stairs.
他们蹑手蹑脚小心谨慎地走下楼梯。
the nurse trod lightly so as not to wake the patient.
护士轻轻地走,以免把病人惊醒。
typical use:she trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
她轻手轻脚地走,以免吵醒睡梦中的婴儿。
without further ado, she trod lightly but firmly across the frail bridge, and in another second had gained the heaving stone.
她毫不迟疑地踏上了那座单薄的桥,转眼间就轻盈地走到那块锥形石头上。
she trod lightly in order not to wake the family.
她脚步轻轻地走,以免惊醒家里的人们。
she trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
她轻手轻脚地走,以免吵醒睡梦中的婴儿。