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toe the line
固定习语，意为“服从规定/权威”，不能按字面理解为“用脚尖踩线”，也不可拆分。
New staff must toe the line or face discipline.
新员工必须遵守规定，否则将面临处分。
用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢；触到或完全达到
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用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢；触到或完全达到
touch, tap, or kick with the toes; reach or come fully up to
New staff must toe the line or face discipline.
新员工必须遵守规定，否则将面临处分。
给(袜子等)加上趾部。
To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢。
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
用脚趾触到或达到；完全达到。
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
以近45度角从侧面钉入紧固件以固定(工件)。
To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
toe
Base
原形
toes
3rd person
第三人称单数
toeing
-ing
现在分词
toed
Past
过去式
toed
Past participle
过去分词
He toes the ball toward the goal.
他用脚尖把球踢向球门。
She toed the line before the race started.
比赛开始前，她站到了起跑线上。
The player is toeing the ball carefully.
球员正小心地用脚尖踢球。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 toed。
He toed the ball gently to his teammate.
他用脚尖轻轻地把球拨给了队友。
She toed a pebble off the sidewalk and into the gutter.
她用脚尖把一块小石子从人行道上踢到排水沟里。
The toddler toed the toy box shut with his foot.
那个幼儿用脚尖把玩具箱踢关上了。
固定习语，意为“服从规定/权威”，不能按字面理解为“用脚尖踩线”，也不可拆分。
New staff must toe the line or face discipline.
新员工必须遵守规定，否则将面临处分。
指用脚尖轻触、踢动某物，常见于足球等运动；如 toe the ball（用脚尖踢球）。
She toed the pebble into the gutter.
她用脚尖把小石子踢进了排水沟。
木工术语：从侧面斜向钉钉子，把两个木件固定在一起，也常说 toe-nail。
The carpenter toed the joist to the beam.
木工把托梁斜钉到梁上。
Not this
The broken-down car was toed to the garage.
Use this
The broken-down car was towed to the garage.
toe 作动词只表示用脚趾触碰或踢，拖车应用 tow；二者读音相近，但 tow 才表示用绳索拖曳。
Not this
He toe the ball to his teammate.
Use this
He toes the ball to his teammate.
主语 he 是第三人称单数，一般现在时的动词必须加 -s，toe 的第三人称单数形式是 toes。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
用脚尖抵住起跑线
The runners toed the line, waiting for the start signal.
运动员们用脚尖抵住起跑线，等待起跑信号。
用脚尖踢球
He toed the ball into the net.
他用脚尖把球踢进了球门。
斜着钉钉子
You should toe a nail through each corner of the frame.
你应该在框架的每个角斜着钉一颗钉子。
用杆头前端击球（打坏一杆）
She toed her tee shot into the trees.
她用杆头前端把开球击进了树林。
服从规则；遵守规定
If you want to stay on the team, you have to toe the line.
如果你想留在队里，就必须遵守规定。
遵循党的路线；与党的立场保持一致
Even though she had doubts, she always toes the party line.
尽管她有疑虑，但她总是遵循党的路线。
Use toe naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
脚趾叫 toe，动词就是用脚趾去碰、踢或给袜子织上“趾头”部分，记住脚趾头就是 toe。
语域：neutral 常见场景：运动场、家里、非正式聚会 toe 作动词表示“用脚趾触碰/轻拍/踢”时，通常用于日常口语或体育场景，比较常见于随意交谈；正式写作中较少单独这样使用。
这些词和 toe 都以 /oʊ/ 结尾而押韵：go、low、show、snow、though、sew。注意别被拼写误导：does 读 /dʌz/，shoe 读 /ʃuː/，它们看起来像但和 toe 不押韵。
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