| 单词 | at heel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat heel(s) (b) at heel(s): close behind a person; esp. (of a dog) so as to follow closely behind an accompanying person, esp. when so commanded (cf. to heel at Phrases 1c). ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) Prol. l. 443 Ther ben also somme, as men seie, That folwen Simon ate hieles. 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. G.ij He himselfe, with hauke vpon his fist And houndes at heele. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xiii. 21 The hearts That pannelled me at heeles, to whom I gaue Their wishes. View more context for this quotation 1646 J. Trapp Comm. Num. xxxii. 23 The guilt will haunt you at heels, as a bloodhound. 1853 M. Arnold Sohrab & Rustum in Poems (new ed.) 19 Ruksh, his horse, Follow'd him, like a faithful hound, at heel. 1886 Ld. Walsingham & R. Payne-Gallwey Shooting (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. 334 Provided the dog is fairly cured of chasing, taught to ‘down-charge’, find, return, and keep at heel. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 1 A randie chiel Doxie at heel Gaed stavin throu the thrang. 2008 R. Raisin God's Own Country ix. 63 Afterward, I'd take her up the Moors and practise her to bide at heel. 2010 P. Wright Ribbon of Wilderness iv. 129 The Countryside Ranger with weather-toned complexion, unhurried stride, and dog at heel. < as lemmas |
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