Word · Frequency #3995
toes
用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢；触到或完全达到
toes is the third person singular of toe.
touch, tap, or kick with the toes; reach or come fully up to
- 1.
To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
给(袜子等)加上趾部。
- 2.
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢。
- 3.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
用脚趾触到或达到；完全达到。
- 4.
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.
以近45度角从侧面钉入紧固件以固定(工件)。
- 5.
To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
用球杆趾部误击(高尔夫球)。
用（球杆的）杆头前端误击（高尔夫球）；斜钉钉子固定（工件、木件等）；给（袜子等）加上脚趾部分；给(袜子等)加上趾部。；用脚趾触碰、轻拍或踢。
In use
He toed the ball gently to his teammate.
She toed a pebble off the sidewalk and into the gutter.
The toddler toed the toy box shut with his foot.
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。
toe sth
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。
toe sth to sth
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.
Connections
Collocations
- toe the line
- 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。
- toe the ball
- 用脚尖踢球
- He toed the ball into the net.他用脚尖把球踢进了球门。
- toe a nail
- 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。
- toe a shot
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- toe the line
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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
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