on one's heels
常用于比喻紧随其后，也可字面使用。
The police were hot on his heels.
警察紧追在他后面。
鞋跟
heels — plural of heel
脚的后部,与腿相连处；脚跟；从垂直位置倾斜或倾转的动作；倾斜；鞋或靴的后跟；鞋或靴接触地面并垫高的后部；鞋底支撑脚跟的部分；人脚的后部；脚跟
the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
此处指鞋或靴的后跟，不是脚后跟。
脚的后部,与腿相连处；脚跟
The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
从垂直位置倾斜或倾转的动作；倾斜
The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
鞋或靴的后跟；鞋或靴接触地面并垫高的后部
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
鞋底支撑脚跟的部分
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
人脚的后部；脚跟
the back part of the human foot
袜子或类似足部覆盖物的后跟部分
The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
道德败坏的人；可鄙的人
someone who is morally reprehensible
手掌靠近手腕的部分；掌根
The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
枪托的后部上方
The back, upper part of the stock.
弦乐器琴颈连接琴身的加厚部分
The thickening of the neck of a stringed instrument where it attaches to the body.
任何事物的最后或最低部分
The last or lowest part of anything.
纸牌游戏中留作后用的牌堆；接龙游戏中预留的牌
The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
形状类似人脚跟的任何突出物；凸起；圆块
Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
框架中木材(如柱子或椽子)的下端
The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
斜切面中的短边
The short side of an angled cut.
高尔夫球杆杆面靠近杆身的部分
The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
斧头刃口的下端,与上端(toe)相对
The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead, as opposed to the toe (upper end).
梳理机盖板最靠近锡林的部分
The part of a carding machine's flat nearest the cylinder.
船舶龙骨与艏柱之间的连接处；连接两者的角形木构件
The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two.
冶炼炉中批次之间留存的物料
Material stored in a smelting furnace between batches
The heel of my left shoe came loose during the trip.
旅途中我左脚鞋子的鞋跟松了。
用法提示：这里 heel 作名词，指鞋底后跟部分。
These new boots have thick heels that make walking on snow easier.
这双新靴子的厚鞋跟让在雪地上行走更容易。
用法提示：heels 是 heel 的复数形式，指靴子的鞋跟。
She prefers shoes with low heels for everyday wear.
她日常更喜欢穿低跟鞋。
用法提示：heels 在此指鞋跟，与 low 搭配说明鞋跟高度。
常用于比喻紧随其后，也可字面使用。
The police were hot on his heels.
警察紧追在他后面。
指鞋跟较高的女鞋，常为复数形式。
She wore high heels to the party.
她穿高跟鞋去参加派对。
源自希腊神话，指唯一或主要的弱点。
Procrastination is his Achilles heel.
拖延是他的致命弱点。
仅用于解剖学或医学语境，日常不常用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wound will heel soon.
正确表达The wound will heal soon.
Heel 和 heal 发音相同，但 heel 是名词（脚后跟）或动词（紧随），而 heal 是动词（治愈）。表示伤口愈合应用 heal。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wears high heel shoes.
正确表达She wears high-heeled shoes.
中文‘高跟鞋’在英语中为复合形容词 high-heeled，需加 -ed 表示‘具有高跟的’，不能省略。
脚的相反端；鞋的相反端
高跟鞋
She was wearing a pair of elegant high heels.
她穿着一双优雅的高跟鞋。
致命弱点；阿喀琉斯之踵
His pride is his Achilles heel.
他的骄傲是他的致命弱点。
脚后跟
There was a blister on the heel of his foot.
他脚后跟上起了个水泡。
紧随其后
The scandal came on the heels of the election.
丑闻紧随选举而来。
立正；碰脚跟
The soldier clicked his heels and saluted.
士兵立正碰脚跟敬礼。
拒不让步；坚持己见
The union dug its heels in and refused to negotiate.
工会拒不让步，拒绝谈判。
神魂颠倒；完全地
She fell head over heels in love with him.
她对他爱得神魂颠倒。
逃跑；溜走
The thief took to his heels when he saw the police.
小偷看到警察就逃跑了。
使某人就范；使服从
The coach brought the unruly players to heel.
教练让那些不守规矩的球员服从了。
阿喀琉斯之踵
His arrogance was his Achilles' heel.
他的傲慢是他的致命弱点。
他是业内最大的反派。
In wrestling, the heel always loses to the face.
在摔跤中，反派总是输给正派。
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