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."

双语例句


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。

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

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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。

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

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

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