英语词汇“shoehorned”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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Verb A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings. She's trying to shoehorn a year's worth of classes into a single semester. I don't know how they managed to shoehorn everyone into that little room.

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Noun

Yet there’s something seductive about their ease: No laborious lace tying, certainly no shoehorn needed.

Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 In his autobiography, her friend Hughes would recount a time when, mid-party, A’Lelia started to cry about an ex-husband, retreating to her room and cradling a gold shoehorn her former lover had left her with.

Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021 Match your belt to your shoehorn, which should dangle from a gauge in your earlobe.

Colin Stokes, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 But the weapons in our bedroom were limited to a shoehorn, a flattening iron and a stack of hardcover books.

John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 July 2018 But this documentary feature is fascinating and infuriating in unequal parts, the latter far outweighing the former, since Mr. Jarecki’s instrument is a shoehorn.

Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 28 June 2018 In the closet was a cane-size shoehorn topped with a silver dog’s head, Tom Wolfe-style.

Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018 Students used shoehorns and grapefruit knives to detach screens and squirm out windows, or stumbled out a basement exit into the stabbing cold.

New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018 But what makes this shoehorn special is its length—30 inches—which allows its 6-foot 3-inch owner to put on the snuggest of loafers without sitting or bending down.

Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2017

Verb

Do not shoehorn the IoT into your organization’s strategy.

Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 This means it isn't compromised by having to try and shoehorn electric motors and copious wiring into spaces originally designed to house internal combustion machinery.

Jeremy White, Wired, 26 July 2022 At Memphis, Penny Hardaway, one of the greatest point guards of all time, initially tried to shoehorn Bates in as the team’s point guard to start the season.

Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 29 June 2022 And to a large extent, the FAA has tried to shoehorn drones and drone operators into existing regulatory categories.

Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022 With the mutual off day for the two teams and the Giants flying home from Washington, Monday became the day to shoehorn an extra Brewers-Giants game onto the schedule.

Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2022 Six hours may in fact not be a large enough canvas for all that the writers want to accomplish — especially their efforts to shoehorn observations about how policing has changed after Gray’s death in 2015.

Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 In a particularly unfair turn, companies often shoehorn candidates with over 20 years of experience as being too set in their ways, Williams says, or hesitant to adapt or adjust.

Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2022 Moreover, these super-sized condos came with amenities that would be difficult to shoehorn into the footprint of a townhouse, such as swimming pools, spas, and garage parking.

John Walkup, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	shoehorned
释义	shoehorn 1 of 2 noun shoe·horn ˈshü-ˌhȯrn : a curved piece (as of horn, wood, or metal) used in putting on a shoe shoehorn 2 of 2 verb shoehorned; shoehorning; shoehorns transitive verb 1 : to force to be included or admitted shoehorned irrelevant arguments into his essay 2 : to force or compress into an insufficient space or period of time : squeeze shoehorn the past, present, and future into about 500 pages Otis Port Synonyms Verb cram crowd crush jam ram sandwich squeeze stuff wedge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings. She's trying to shoehorn a year's worth of classes into a single semester. I don't know how they managed to shoehorn everyone into that little room. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Yet there’s something seductive about their ease: No laborious lace tying, certainly no shoehorn needed. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 In his autobiography, her friend Hughes would recount a time when, mid-party, A’Lelia started to cry about an ex-husband, retreating to her room and cradling a gold shoehorn her former lover had left her with. Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021 Match your belt to your shoehorn, which should dangle from a gauge in your earlobe. Colin Stokes, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 But the weapons in our bedroom were limited to a shoehorn, a flattening iron and a stack of hardcover books. John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 July 2018 But this documentary feature is fascinating and infuriating in unequal parts, the latter far outweighing the former, since Mr. Jarecki’s instrument is a shoehorn. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 28 June 2018 In the closet was a cane-size shoehorn topped with a silver dog’s head, Tom Wolfe-style. Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018 Students used shoehorns and grapefruit knives to detach screens and squirm out windows, or stumbled out a basement exit into the stabbing cold. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018 But what makes this shoehorn special is its length—30 inches—which allows its 6-foot 3-inch owner to put on the snuggest of loafers without sitting or bending down. Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2017 Verb Do not shoehorn the IoT into your organization’s strategy. Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 This means it isn't compromised by having to try and shoehorn electric motors and copious wiring into spaces originally designed to house internal combustion machinery. Jeremy White, Wired, 26 July 2022 At Memphis, Penny Hardaway, one of the greatest point guards of all time, initially tried to shoehorn Bates in as the team’s point guard to start the season. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 29 June 2022 And to a large extent, the FAA has tried to shoehorn drones and drone operators into existing regulatory categories. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022 With the mutual off day for the two teams and the Giants flying home from Washington, Monday became the day to shoehorn an extra Brewers-Giants game onto the schedule. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2022 Six hours may in fact not be a large enough canvas for all that the writers want to accomplish — especially their efforts to shoehorn observations about how policing has changed after Gray’s death in 2015. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 In a particularly unfair turn, companies often shoehorn candidates with over 20 years of experience as being too set in their ways, Williams says, or hesitant to adapt or adjust. Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2022 Moreover, these super-sized condos came with amenities that would be difficult to shoehorn into the footprint of a townhouse, such as swimming pools, spas, and garage parking. John Walkup, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1589, in the meaning defined above Verb 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition shoehorn noun shoe·horn ˈshü-ˌhȯrn : a curved piece (as of metal) to help in sliding the heel of the foot into a shoe shoehorned verb past tense of shoehorn as in crammed to fit (people or things) into a tight space the organizers of the county fair shoehorned the craft booths between the midway and the farm exhibits Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crammed stuffed squeezed wedged jammed loaded sandwiched packed rammed crowded filled crushed jam-packed heaped
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