Heel
[hiːl] or [hil]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation.
(noun.) (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft.
(noun.) the lower end of a ship's mast.
(noun.) the back part of the human foot.
(noun.) one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread.
(verb.) put a new heel on; 'heel shoes'.
(verb.) strike with the heel of the club; 'heel a golf ball'.
(verb.) perform with the heels; 'heel that dance'.
(verb.) follow at the heels of a person.
手打:诺娜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
(n.) The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds.
(n.) The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe.
(n.) The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part.
(n.) Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
(n.) The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests
(n.) The after end of a ship's keel.
(n.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc.
(n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.
(n.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.
(n.) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe.
(n.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
(n.) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
(n.) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.
(v. t.) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.
(v. t.) To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
(v. t.) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
整理:莱克格斯
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. (Naut.) Incline, lean.
贝琪校對
解釋/意思:
n. the part of the foot projecting behind: the whole foot (esp. of beasts): the covering of the heel as on a boot: a spur: the hinder part of anything.—v.t. to use the heel: to furnish with heels: to arm with a steel spur as a fighting cock: to seize by the heels: (U.S.) to supply with money.—v.i. to follow well (of a dog).—n. Heel′-ball a black waxy composition for blacking the heels and soles of boots for taking impressions of coins &c. by rubbing: a shoemaker's last.—p.adj. Heeled provided with a heel shod: (U.S.) comfortably supplied with money.—n. Heel′er (U.S.) an unscrupulous hanger-on of a political party; Heel′piece a piece or cover for the heel; Heel′-tap a small quantity of beer or spirits left in the glass after drinking.—Heel and toe with proper walking as opposed to running; Heels o'er gowdy (Scot.) heels over head; Heels over head upside down.—At On Upon a person's heels close behind; Down at heel having the heels of one's shoes trodden down: slovenly: in poor circumstances; Kick one's heels to be kept waiting for some time; Lay Set Clap by the heels to fetter: to put in confinement; Out at heels having the stockings or shoes worn out at the heels; Show a clean pair of heels Take to one's heels to run off with haste: to flee; Trip up (one's) heels to trip up or overthrow him; Turn on (upon) one's heel to turn sharply round to turn back or away.
v.i. to incline: to lean on one side as a ship.—v.t. to tilt.
黛西手打
例句/造句/用法:
- The first of these, the Appian Way, ran from Rome ultimately into the heel of Italy. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- From heel to toe they were fully three feet long, and very flat and very broad. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- So saying, he turned quickly on his heel, and shut the door after him. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The captain was on the point of making an angry reply, but, thinking better of it, turned on his heel and black and scowling, strode aft. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- With those words, Mr. Pickwick turned slowly on his heel, and rejoined his friends. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- With these affecting words, Mr. Weller looked steadfastly on his son, and turning slowly upon his heel, disappeared from his sight. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- That stupid high heel turned and gave me a sad wrench. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- In his case a trailer of ivy had given way under his weight, and we saw by the light of a lantern the mark on the lawn where his heels had come down. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- He rushed across the glade, Holmes and I at his heels. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- In two's the men would approach each animal selected, avoiding as far as possible its heels. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Grant Munro rushed into the lighted room at the top, and we entered at his heels. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- I felt unusually alarmed, and trusting to the lightness of my heels I began to run as fast as I possibly could. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Keep close at my heels, and come along. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Close at his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle size, but of an exceeding thinness. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- She was not fascinated, only puzzled, by his grinning, his simpering, his scented cambric handkerchief, and his high-heeled lacquered boots. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
手打:劳里