英语词汇“to heel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to heel: (with reference to a dog obeying a command) following closely behind an accompanying person.

(a) to come to heel: (of a dog) to follow closely behind an accompanying person when commanded; (figurative) to come under another's control, to be obedient or compliant. Similarly to keep (go, walk, follow, etc.) to heel.

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1810 Sporting Mag. July 149/1 They will back, or come to heel, as commanded.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. iii. 72 The younger of the three animals.., unaccustomed, perhaps, to distant journeys, and the duty of following to heel, had strayed from the party.

1870 T. H. Huxley Lay Serm. (1874) iii. 35 Whose passions are trained to come to heel.

1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere vi. 45 We did so, the dogs, a spaniel and a retriever, keeping to heel.

1905 W. G. Eley Retrievers & Retrieving ii. 57 On no account let him quit your side, but always make him walk-to-heel, for a few paces at any rate, before allowing him to hunt.

1939 Times 4 Mar. 7/7 With all their talk, the Conservative dissidents always came to heel when it came to a vote.

1963 D. Lessing Man & Two Women 54 Perhaps we would have ended up with a brace of efficient and obedient animals, ever-ready to die, to go to heel.

2001 S. Walton Out of It (2002) iv. 142 Now senior police personnel once more advocate killing even for recreational smokers of cannabis because they won't come to heel.

(b) to bring to heel: to cause or command (a dog) to follow closely behind one; (figurative) to bring (a person, group, etc.) under control, to make obedient or compliant. Similarly to call to heel.

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1839 Ladies' Compan. Dec. 60/2 Ere he had traversed fifty paces, both bloodhounds challenged fiercely. Calling them instantly to heel, the cavalier alighted.

1853 H. W. Herbert Amer. Game iv. 99 No man is worthy the name of a shot or a sportsman, who cannot, and does not, keep his dogs..under such command that he can turn them to the right or left, bring them to heel, [etc.].

1882 E. Pfeiffer Under Aspens 208 That brings him To heel again.

1884 Scottish Rev. July 15 Hamilton was, however, now substituted for him, and he himself was ordered to stay in his diocese. This, the first crack of the whip, brought him to heel at once.

1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 199 The principals in this droll tale are two. John Craig..and Judy, a zäftick little proposition bent on bringing him to heel.

1988 G. Weston Reign Error xvi. 231 Turner made a rare appearance at the gathering to call his pack to heel, but he was whistling in the wind.

2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) ii. 12 One sharp call was enough to bring the dog to heel.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Apr. c9/1 China has employed a brimming catalog of tactics to bring its western region to heel.

(c) to heel!: used as a command to a dog to follow closely behind an accompanying person. Cf. sense B.

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1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. xiii. 288 Come in Ban! To heel, good dog.

1878 A. Marryat Left to Themselves iv. 60 George looked vexed. ‘Here, Pincher,’ he cried, ‘to heel, sir!’

1924 Amer. Mercury Sept. 116/2 There were oldtimers who learned what ‘yoicks’ meant and that the proper address to a well-bred dog is ‘To heel!’.

1965 H. Davies Here we go, round Mulberry Bush xv. 174 To heel, boy. Sit still. Some old tramp's trousers. Sit still, boy. Damn you.

2014 T. Tomlinson Better than Gold xiv. 112 ‘To heel, to heel,’ Egfrid cried desperately. Reluctantly the hound returned to him.

单词	to heel
释义	> as lemmas to heel c. to heel: (with reference to a dog obeying a command) following closely behind an accompanying person. (a) to come to heel: (of a dog) to follow closely behind an accompanying person when commanded; (figurative) to come under another's control, to be obedient or compliant. Similarly to keep (go, walk, follow, etc.) to heel. ΚΠ 1810 Sporting Mag. July 149/1 They will back, or come to heel, as commanded. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. iii. 72 The younger of the three animals.., unaccustomed, perhaps, to distant journeys, and the duty of following to heel, had strayed from the party. 1870 T. H. Huxley Lay Serm. (1874) iii. 35 Whose passions are trained to come to heel. 1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere vi. 45 We did so, the dogs, a spaniel and a retriever, keeping to heel. 1905 W. G. Eley Retrievers & Retrieving ii. 57 On no account let him quit your side, but always make him walk-to-heel, for a few paces at any rate, before allowing him to hunt. 1939 Times 4 Mar. 7/7 With all their talk, the Conservative dissidents always came to heel when it came to a vote. 1963 D. Lessing Man & Two Women 54 Perhaps we would have ended up with a brace of efficient and obedient animals, ever-ready to die, to go to heel. 2001 S. Walton Out of It (2002) iv. 142 Now senior police personnel once more advocate killing even for recreational smokers of cannabis because they won't come to heel. (b) to bring to heel: to cause or command (a dog) to follow closely behind one; (figurative) to bring (a person, group, etc.) under control, to make obedient or compliant. Similarly to call to heel. ΚΠ 1839 Ladies' Compan. Dec. 60/2 Ere he had traversed fifty paces, both bloodhounds challenged fiercely. Calling them instantly to heel, the cavalier alighted. 1853 H. W. Herbert Amer. Game iv. 99 No man is worthy the name of a shot or a sportsman, who cannot, and does not, keep his dogs..under such command that he can turn them to the right or left, bring them to heel, [etc.]. 1882 E. Pfeiffer Under Aspens 208 That brings him To heel again. 1884 Scottish Rev. July 15 Hamilton was, however, now substituted for him, and he himself was ordered to stay in his diocese. This, the first crack of the whip, brought him to heel at once. 1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 199 The principals in this droll tale are two. John Craig..and Judy, a zäftick little proposition bent on bringing him to heel. 1988 G. Weston Reign Error xvi. 231 Turner made a rare appearance at the gathering to call his pack to heel, but he was whistling in the wind. 2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) ii. 12 One sharp call was enough to bring the dog to heel. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Apr. c9/1 China has employed a brimming catalog of tactics to bring its western region to heel. (c) to heel!: used as a command to a dog to follow closely behind an accompanying person. Cf. sense B. ΚΠ 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. xiii. 288 Come in Ban! To heel, good dog. 1878 A. Marryat Left to Themselves iv. 60 George looked vexed. ‘Here, Pincher,’ he cried, ‘to heel, sir!’ 1924 Amer. Mercury Sept. 116/2 There were oldtimers who learned what ‘yoicks’ meant and that the proper address to a well-bred dog is ‘To heel!’. 1965 H. Davies Here we go, round Mulberry Bush xv. 174 To heel, boy. Sit still. Some old tramp's trousers. Sit still, boy. Damn you. 2014 T. Tomlinson Better than Gold xiv. 112 ‘To heel, to heel,’ Egfrid cried desperately. Reluctantly the hound returned to him. extracted from heeln.¹int. < as lemmas
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