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单词 shoes
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
shoe /ʃu/USA pronunciation   n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dialect.) shoon /ʃun/USA pronunciation ;v., shod /ʃɑd/USA pronunciation  or shoed, shod or shoed or shod•den/ˈʃɑdən/USA pronunciation  shoe•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga covering for the foot, with an upper part ending above, at, or below the ankle.
  2. a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of an animal.
  3. Automotivebrake shoe.

v. [+ object]
  1. to provide with a shoe or shoes:to shoe a horse.
Idioms
  1. Idioms fill someone's shoes, to take the place of another in a suitable or acceptable way:I'll never fill the boss's shoes.
  2. Idioms in someone's shoes, in the situation of another, so as to feel or know what another feels or knows:If you were in my shoes you would see how unpleasant it is to deal with my supervisor.

shoe•less, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
shoe  (sho̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon;
 v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shod•den, shoe•ing. 

n. 
  1. Clothingan external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
  2. an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
  3. a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal.
  4. Buildinga ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc.
  5. AutomotiveSee brake shoe. 
  6. Automotive, Transportthe outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire.
  7. Automotivea drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle.
  8. a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its weight or thrust.
  9. Rail Transportthe sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail.
  10. Civil Engineering
    • a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge.
    • a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil.
  11. Buildinga small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor.
  12. Buildingthe outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout.
  13. Buildinga piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut.
  14. Photographya device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached.
  15. Transporta band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh.
  16. Games[Cards.]See dealing box. 
  17. Furniture
    • a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg.
    • a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot.
  18. Printinga box into which unusable type is thrown.
  19. Buildinga chute conveying grain to be ground into flour.
  20. Building[Carpentry.]soleplate.
  21. Nautical, Naval Termsa thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing.
  22. drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun.
  23. fill someone's shoes, to take the place and assume the obligations of another person:She felt that no stepmother could ever hope to fill her late mother's shoes.
  24. in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another:I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
  25. the shoe is on the other foot, the circumstances are reversed;
    a change of places has occurred:Now that we are rich and they are poor the shoe is on the other foot.
  26. where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry.

v.t. 
  1. to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes.
  2. Buildingto protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English scho(o), Old English sceō(h), cognate with German Schuh, Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs; (verb, verbal) Middle English schon, Old English scōg(e)an, cognate with Middle Low German schoi(g)en, Old Norse skūa
shoeless, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shoe /ʃuː/ n
  1. one of a matching pair of coverings shaped to fit the foot, esp one ending below the ankle, having an upper of leather, plastic, etc, on a sole and heel of heavier leather, rubber, or synthetic material
  2. (as modifier): shoe cleaner
  3. anything resembling a shoe in shape, function, position, etc, such as a horseshoe
  4. a band of metal or wood on the bottom of the runner of a sledge
  5. a lining to protect from and withstand wear
    See brake shoe
  6. be in a person's shoesinformal to be in another person's situation
vb (shoes, shoeing, shod)(transitive)
  1. to furnish with shoes
  2. to fit (a horse) with horseshoes
  3. to furnish with a hard cover, such as a metal plate, for protection against friction or bruising
Etymology: Old English scōh; related to Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs, Old High German scuoh
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