单词 | trip up someone's heels |
释义 | heel1 /hēl/noun
ORIGIN: OE hēla; Du hiel heeled adjective
heelˈer noun
heelˈing noun
heelˈball noun A black waxy composition for blacking the edges of heels and soles of shoes and boots, and for taking brass rubbings, etc heelˈbar noun A shop or counter where shoes, etc are repaired heelˈ-bone noun The calcaneum, the bone that forms the heel of the foot heelˈ-piece noun A piece or cover for the heel heelˈtap noun
Achilles' heel see under Achillean at (or on or upon) the heels of Following close behind back on one's heels
bring to heel To cause or persuade to come to heel clap by the heels same as lay by the heels (see below). come to heel
cool one's heels To be kept waiting for some time dig in one's heels To behave stubbornly down at heel
heel and toe With strict walking pace, as opposed to running (also intransitive verb to use the heel and toe of one foot to operate both the brake and accelerator pedals, eg when driving a racing car) heel in To cover the roots of (plants, etc) temporarily with earth to keep them moist (also hele in) heel of Achilles see under Achillean heels o'er gowdy (Scot) or heels over head (archaic) Upside down kick one's heels To endure a period of inactivity kick up one's heels To gambol or frisk lay by the heels
out at heel
set by the heels same as lay by the heels (see above). set (one) back on one's heels To surprise, astonish one show a clean pair of heels To run off take to one's heels To flee tread on someone's heels To come crowding behind trip up someone's heels To trip up or overthrow someone turn on (or upon) one's heel To turn sharply round, to turn back or away two for his heels (in cribbage) a score for turning up the jack under the heel Crushed, ruled over tyrannically walk to heel (of a dog) to walk obediently at the heels of the person in charge of it, under control |
随便看 |
英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。