Word · Frequency #3995
toe
脚趾
one of the five digits at the end of the human foot
- 1.
Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
人脚末端的五个指头之一。
- 2.
one of the digits of the foot
脚趾
- 3.
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
类似脚趾的东西,尤指某物的底部或末端。
- 4.
the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
鞋头
- 5.
An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
主要由女性穿着足尖鞋表演的一种高级芭蕾舞形式。
- 6.
forepart of a hoof
蹄尖
- 7.
An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
公路车辆车轮的定位,正前束(toe in)指车轮前部比后部更靠近,负前束(toe out)则相反。
- 8.
The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
旋转轴或主轴下端支撑在轴承中的轴颈或枢轴。
- 9.
A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
杆或螺栓等零件一端或中间的侧向突起,用以移动该零件。
- 10.
A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
旋转件外缘上的凸起,用作凸轮以顶起另一零件。
- 11.
The long side of an angled cut.
斜切的长边。
- 12.
The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
斧头刃口(切削刃)的上端；与下端(heel)相对。
鞋头；趾状物；端部凸起；蹄尖；足尖舞；脚尖舞；前束
In use
I stubbed my toe against the doorframe this morning.
She paints her toenails, but one toe has a small bandage.
The doctor asked me to wiggle my toes to check the nerves.
stub one's toe (on/against sth)
stub 与 toe 是常用搭配，表示脚趾无意中踢到硬物；介词用 on 或 against 引出碰撞物。
I stubbed my toe on the bedpost.
我的脚趾撞到了床柱上。
the toe of sth
the toe of + 衣物名词，指鞋、袜等覆盖脚趾的部分。
There's a hole in the toe of my sock.
我的袜子脚趾部位有个洞。
from head to toe
固定短语，强调全身、整体；toe 用单数。
The dog was covered in mud from head to toe.
Connections
Collocations
- big toe
- 大脚趾
- He tripped and broke his big toe.他绊倒了，摔断了大脚趾。
- little toe
- 小脚趾
- She wore shoes that were too tight and hurt her little toe.她穿的鞋太紧，弄疼了小脚趾。
- toe cap
- 鞋头
- The boots have reinforced toe caps.这双靴子有加固的鞋头。
- from head to toe
- 从头到脚
- She was covered in mud from head to toe.她从头到脚沾满了泥。
- stub one's toe
- 踢到脚趾
- I stubbed my toe on the doorstep.我把脚趾撞到了门阶上。
- wiggle one's toes
- 活动脚趾
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“toe”音似“头”，脚趾长在脚的最前端，像脚的头；五个脚趾就是五兄弟，记住toe即脚趾。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、医疗健康、运动健身 “toe”是脚趾的常用中性说法，在日常口语和书面语中都很常见；通常指人脚末端的指头，也可用于鞋袜等话题。
Grammar Note
注意：toe 的复数形式为 toes；指双脚的脚趾时通常用复数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
go、low、no、so、though、tow 都与 toe 押韵，均含 /oʊ/ 音。注意 though 的 -ough 在这里读 /oʊ/，但 -ough 也有其他读音；小心 toe 与 to、too 拼写相近，但后两者读 /tuː/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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