英语词汇“to click one's heels together”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. transitive. to click one's heels: to bring one's heels together sharply while in a standing position, typically when wearing boots or shoes so as to produce a sharp clicking noise, esp. as a gesture of military discipline, obedience, or respect. Also to click one's heels together.The gesture is popularly associated particularly with fascist authoritarianism in Europe in the mid 20th century.The phrase is also sometimes associated with the character of Dorothy in the 1939 U.S. film The Wizard of Oz (and the 1900 book by L. Frank Baum on which it is based) who must tap her heels together in order to grant her wish to return home from the land of Oz. Cf. to tap one's heels together at tap v.² Additions.

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1863 London Soc. Nov. 475/2 A native gentleman comes up, casts a respectful glance of admiration on your partner, clicks his heels together, gives a smart bow, and before you can say Jack Robinson, is twirling her round the room.

a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) iv. 115 Monsieur Gerardy clicked his heels in the middle of the floor and punctiliously saluted everyone present.

1938 J. Hilton To you, Mr. Chips i. 51 No upstart authority has yet compelled him to click his heels and begin the day with juju incantations of Heils and Vivas.

1993 R. Shell iCED 77 She thinks that all I have to do is be around the right kind of people and I'll click my heels and be back home and out of my Ozzy-drug-world.

2002 H. Ritchie Friday Night Club (2003) i. vi. 59 ‘Isn't it your turn to get the tea ?’ ‘Jawohl.’ Derek clicks his heels together.

单词	to click one's heels together
释义	> as lemmas to click one's heels together c. transitive. to click one's heels: to bring one's heels together sharply while in a standing position, typically when wearing boots or shoes so as to produce a sharp clicking noise, esp. as a gesture of military discipline, obedience, or respect. Also to click one's heels together.The gesture is popularly associated particularly with fascist authoritarianism in Europe in the mid 20th century.The phrase is also sometimes associated with the character of Dorothy in the 1939 U.S. film The Wizard of Oz (and the 1900 book by L. Frank Baum on which it is based) who must tap her heels together in order to grant her wish to return home from the land of Oz. Cf. to tap one's heels together at tap v.² Additions. ΚΠ 1863 London Soc. Nov. 475/2 A native gentleman comes up, casts a respectful glance of admiration on your partner, clicks his heels together, gives a smart bow, and before you can say Jack Robinson, is twirling her round the room. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) iv. 115 Monsieur Gerardy clicked his heels in the middle of the floor and punctiliously saluted everyone present. 1938 J. Hilton To you, Mr. Chips i. 51 No upstart authority has yet compelled him to click his heels and begin the day with juju incantations of Heils and Vivas. 1993 R. Shell iCED 77 She thinks that all I have to do is be around the right kind of people and I'll click my heels and be back home and out of my Ozzy-drug-world. 2002 H. Ritchie Friday Night Club (2003) i. vi. 59 ‘Isn't it your turn to get the tea ?’ ‘Jawohl.’ Derek clicks his heels together. extracted from clickv.¹ < as lemmas
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