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heel-tap

英文词源

heel-tap (n.): also heeltap, 1680s, "one of the bits of leather that are stacked up to make a shoe heel" (see heel (n.1)); meaning "bit of liquor left in a glass or bottle" first recorded 1780s; the exact connection is uncertain unless it be "the last or final part."

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例句和用法

1. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.: 伴着一声嗥叫，第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。

2. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.: 霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。

3. She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground.: 她脚后跟被一个树根绊了一下，踉踉跄跄地摔倒在地上。

4. He simply turned on his heel and walked away.: 他突然就转身走开了。

5. Her dog yelped and came to heel.: 她的狗汪地叫了一声，紧跟了上来。