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

(b) to turn heel (also heels): (a) to turn round sharply; to run away, leave, retreat; (b) figurative to reverse one's position, policy, opinion, etc.Cf. to turn tail at tail n.¹ 11d.

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1645 S. Ashe Reall Thankfulnesse 10 The foolish Asse, which..either runs away from his feeder, or else turns heels, and strikes him.

1747 Gen. Advertiser 8 Oct. 1/2 The Remainder of the Garrison..turned Heels and made off.

1776 Edinb. Advertiser 21 June 1/3 He hoped the intrepid native Indians of America would never turn heel until all the tyrant plunderers were drove out of that free country.

1846 Knickerbocker Dec. 522 One of the flag-men..turned heel to run; but so close was the pursuit of the bull that all saw the fate of the poor fellow to be inevitable.

1896 N. Munro Lost Pibroch 219 Is it for war or sport, or for the red gold, that a man turns heel on his home and takes the world for his pillow?

1950 Evening Tel. (Rocky Mount, N. Carolina) 14 June 4 a/2 A gun that would have fired..if one of them [sc. prisoners] had turned heels and started to run.

1964 N.Y. Times 28 June br23/2 O'Sullivan turns heel and drops the lady for the good of the service.

1997 Trail May 23/2 Letting out shrieks of terror my mates turned heel and clattered down the stairs.

2007 Fortnight Mar. 15/1 One wonders whether or not he is going to turn heel on his former self and..work with..Sinn Fein.

单词	to turn heel
释义	> as lemmas to turn heel (also heels) (b) to turn heel (also heels): (a) to turn round sharply; to run away, leave, retreat; (b) figurative to reverse one's position, policy, opinion, etc.Cf. to turn tail at tail n.¹ 11d. ΚΠ 1645 S. Ashe Reall Thankfulnesse 10 The foolish Asse, which..either runs away from his feeder, or else turns heels, and strikes him. 1747 Gen. Advertiser 8 Oct. 1/2 The Remainder of the Garrison..turned Heels and made off. 1776 Edinb. Advertiser 21 June 1/3 He hoped the intrepid native Indians of America would never turn heel until all the tyrant plunderers were drove out of that free country. 1846 Knickerbocker Dec. 522 One of the flag-men..turned heel to run; but so close was the pursuit of the bull that all saw the fate of the poor fellow to be inevitable. 1896 N. Munro Lost Pibroch 219 Is it for war or sport, or for the red gold, that a man turns heel on his home and takes the world for his pillow? 1950 Evening Tel. (Rocky Mount, N. Carolina) 14 June 4 a/2 A gun that would have fired..if one of them [sc. prisoners] had turned heels and started to run. 1964 N.Y. Times 28 June br23/2 O'Sullivan turns heel and drops the lady for the good of the service. 1997 Trail May 23/2 Letting out shrieks of terror my mates turned heel and clattered down the stairs. 2007 Fortnight Mar. 15/1 One wonders whether or not he is going to turn heel on his former self and..work with..Sinn Fein. extracted from heeln.¹int. < as lemmas
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