heel
noun
verb
hiːl
noun
1
OF YOUR FOOT
脚的
the
curved
back
part
of
your
foot
脚后跟;
2
OF A SHOE
鞋的
the
raised
part
on
the
bottom
of
a
shoe
that
makes
the
shoe
higher
at
the
back
后跟，鞋跟
black
boots
with
high
heels
有高跟的黑靴子
high-heeled/low-heeled/flat-heeled
etc
her
low-heeled
blue
shoes
她的蓝色低跟鞋;
3
OF A SOCK
袜子的
the
part
of
a
sock
that
covers
your
heel
（袜）后跟
4
OF YOUR HAND
手的
the
part
of
your
hand
between
the
bottom
of
your
thumb
and
your
wrist
〔近腕处的〕手掌根
Using
the
heel
of
your
hand,
press
the
dough
firmly
into
shape.
用手掌根用力把面团压成形。
5
heels
a
pair
of
women’s
shoes
with
high
heels
〔一双〕高跟鞋
plural 复数
Whenever
she
wore
heels
she
was
taller
than
the
men
she
worked
with.
她穿上高跟鞋比男同事都高。
6
at sb’s heels
if
a
person
or
animal
is
at
your
heels,
they
are
following
closely
behind
you
紧跟着某人，紧随某人之后
He
could
hear
the
dog
trotting
at
his
heels.
他能听见那条狗小跑着紧紧跟在他后面。
7
(hard/hot/close) on the heels of sth (hard/hot/close) on sb’s heels
a.
very
soon
after
something
b.
following
closely
behind
someone,
especially
in
order
to
catch
or
attack
them
紧跟某人
The
decision
to
buy
Peters
came
hard
on
the
heels
of
the
club’s
promotion
to
Division
One.
该俱乐部队刚升至甲级就作出了购买彼得斯的决定。
With
the
enemy
army
hard
on
his
heels,
he
crossed
the
Somme
at
Blanche-Taque.
他在布朗什－塔克渡过了索姆河，敌军紧随身后。
8
bring sb to heel
to
force
someone
to
behave
in
the
way
that
you
want
them
to
使某人就范，使某人顺从
9
come to heel
a.
if
a
dog
comes
to
heel,
it
comes
back
to
its
owner
when
the
owner
calls
it
b.
if
someone
comes
to
heel,
they
start
to
behave
in
the
way
that
you
want
them
to
〔某人〕服从，就范
BrE
10
take to your heels
10.
to
start
running
away
[书面] 拔腿逃走
written
As
soon
as
he
saw
me
he
took
to
his
heels.
一看到我，他拔腿就逃。
11
turn/spin on your heel
11.
to
suddenly
turn
away
from
someone,
especially
in
an
angry
or
rude
way
[书面] 〔尤指生气地、无礼地〕突然转身
written
Before
anyone
could
say
a
word,
he
turned
on
his
heel
and
walked
out
of
the
room.
还没等人说出一句话，他转身就走出了房间。
12
under the heel of sb/sth
12.
completely
controlled
by
a
government
or
group
任由…摆布; 被…操纵
a
people
under
the
heel
of
an
increasingly
dictatorial
regime
在日益专制的政府统治下的一个民族
13
BAD MAN
坏人
a
man
who
behaves
badly
towards
other
people
[过时] 坏蛋，坏家伙
old-fashioned
verb
14
heel!
used
to
tell
your
dog
to
walk
next
to
you
[口] 跟着我！〔唤狗用语〕
spoken
15
to
put
a
heel
on
a
shoe
给〔鞋子〕钉后跟
T
16
if
something
heels
over,
it
leans
to
one
side
as
if
it
is
going
to
fall
倾斜〔似乎要倒〕
The
ship
was
heeling
over
in
the
wind.
船在风中向一侧倾斜，摇摇欲坠。