| 释义 |
heel
[hi:l] noun countable
BODY PART 身体部位
ADVANCED
■the rounded back part of the foot 脚跟
⇒ See also well-heeled
ADVANCED
■the part of a sock or shoe which covers the heel of the foot （袜或鞋的）后跟
ADVANCED
■the raised part at the back of a shoe, under your heel 鞋跟
[hi:l] noun countable
PERSON 人 old-fashioned informal
■a person who treats other people badly and unfairly 卑劣小人；混蛋•I felt like a real heel when I saw how I'd upset her.看到自己使她如此难过，我觉得自己真是个混蛋。
[hi:l] noun countable
HAND 手
■the raised part of the palm of your hand nearest the wrist 手掌丘
[hi:l] noun countable
END PART 剩余部分
■the end part of something, especially of a loaf of bread, that is usually left after the rest has been eaten or used （某物的）剩余部分；（尤指）面包头
[hi:l] noun countable
bring/call sth/sb to heel
■to order a dog to come close to you 命令（狗）紧跟着
■to force someone to obey you 逼迫（某人）服从
[hi:l] noun countable
come to heel
■If a person or organization comes to heel, they agree to obey, usually because they have been forcefully persuaded to do so. （人或组织）被迫服从，就范
[hi:l] noun countable
come/follow hard/hot on the heels of sth
■to happen very soon after something …之后紧接着发生，紧随…而来•For Walter, disaster followed hard on the heels of his initial success.对华尔特来说，最初的成功之后，紧接就是惨败。
[hi:l] noun countable
hard/hot on sb's heels
■following someone very closely 紧跟着（某人）•She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hard on her heels.她跑下台阶，身后紧跟着一群记者。
[hi:l] noun countable
take to your heels
■to quickly run away 飞奔逃走•When they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.当看见士兵过来时，他们拔腿就跑。
[hi:l] noun countable
under the heel of sth or sb disapproving
■completely controlled by something or someone 被…完全控制•This country would never submit to living under the heel of a foreign power.这个国家绝不会屈服于外国势力的控制。
[hi:l] verb transitive
■to repair the heel of a shoe 修理（鞋跟）
■specialized
■In rugby, to heel the ball is to kick it backwards with the heel. （橄榄球运动中）用脚跟往回传球
[hi:l] exclamation
■said to a dog to order it to come and stand close to you or to walk close to your side as you walk （唤狗用语）过来，跟上 |