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

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to heel and toe.

a. To dance, esp. by alternately touching the ground with one's heel and toes. Cf. heel and toe n. 1.

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1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. iv. 61 [He] performed a most characteristic and animated jig in the dust, covering the buckle—heeling and toeing—whirling his whip.

1865 J. Pike Scout & Ranger xiv. 165 The men heeled and toed with a hearty goodwill.

1916 W. H. Young Merry Banker in Far East iii. 42 While he heeled-and-toed in a hundred different ways I banged the tambourine and tried to be funny with the girls.

1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 175/2 You will meet someone else, I know, But he'll never heel-and-toe like me.

2008 New Eng. Rev. 29 41 I..was taught how to dance a reel, to promenade and do-si-do, to heel and toe.

b. In a motor vehicle: to work two pedals (usually the brake and accelerator) simultaneously with the heel and toe of one foot in order to maintain speed when taking corners, changing to a lower gear, etc. Also with the brake and accelerator as object. Cf. heel and toe adj. 3.

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1962 Which? July (Suppl.) 96/2 If you want to, you can ‘heel-and-toe’—work brake and accelerator at the same time.

1968 Pop. Sci. Mar. 95/1 I found I could heel-and-toe with the brake and accelerator pedals to downshift under braking, just the way I do when I race.

1978 R. Harris Rich & Beautiful vii. 111 She heeled and toed the brake-accelerator with Formula One precision.

2006 T. Strasser Slide or Die xi. 50 Heeling and toeing while working the clutch, Kennin never let the GTO's tach drop under 4,500 rpm or its tires find traction.

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释义	> as lemmas to heel and toe Phrases to heel and toe. a. To dance, esp. by alternately touching the ground with one's heel and toes. Cf. heel and toe n. 1. ΚΠ 1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. iv. 61 [He] performed a most characteristic and animated jig in the dust, covering the buckle—heeling and toeing—whirling his whip. 1865 J. Pike Scout & Ranger xiv. 165 The men heeled and toed with a hearty goodwill. 1916 W. H. Young Merry Banker in Far East iii. 42 While he heeled-and-toed in a hundred different ways I banged the tambourine and tried to be funny with the girls. 1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 175/2 You will meet someone else, I know, But he'll never heel-and-toe like me. 2008 New Eng. Rev. 29 41 I..was taught how to dance a reel, to promenade and do-si-do, to heel and toe. b. In a motor vehicle: to work two pedals (usually the brake and accelerator) simultaneously with the heel and toe of one foot in order to maintain speed when taking corners, changing to a lower gear, etc. Also with the brake and accelerator as object. Cf. heel and toe adj. 3. ΚΠ 1962 Which? July (Suppl.) 96/2 If you want to, you can ‘heel-and-toe’—work brake and accelerator at the same time. 1968 Pop. Sci. Mar. 95/1 I found I could heel-and-toe with the brake and accelerator pedals to downshift under braking, just the way I do when I race. 1978 R. Harris Rich & Beautiful vii. 111 She heeled and toed the brake-accelerator with Formula One precision. 2006 T. Strasser Slide or Die xi. 50 Heeling and toeing while working the clutch, Kennin never let the GTO's tach drop under 4,500 rpm or its tires find traction. extracted from heelv.³ < as lemmas
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