shoe
Word family adjectiveshodshoelessnounshoeingshoershoebillshoeblackshoehornshoelaceshoemakershoemakingshoeshineshoeshinershoestringshoetreeshoe
Clothes, Horses
ldoce_300_hshoe1 /ʃuː/ ●●● S1 W3 noun [countableC] → shoo1 
DCCsomething that you wear to cover your feet, made of leather or some other strong material 鞋
DCCsomething that you wear to cover your feet, made of leather or some other strong material 鞋 I sat down and took off my shoes and socks.
我坐下来脱掉鞋子和袜子。
What size shoe do you take?
→ boot1(1), sandal, slipper 你穿几号的鞋子？
2 in somebody’s shoes INSTEADin someone else’s situation, especially a bad one 处于某人的境地〔尤指恶劣处境〕
I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes when his wife finds out what happened.
如果他妻子发现了这一切，他的日子就不好过了。
Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing.
任何人碰到她这样的情况都会那么做的。
Don’t be cross with them. Try to put yourself in their shoes (=imagine what it would feel like to be in their situation).
别生他们的气，要设身处地为他们想想。
Examples from the Corpus
be in ... shoes• If he were in her shoes, he sure would.• I would, if I were in your shoes.• If I was in their shoes I'd hold off a couple of days.• Some are in deck shoes, some are in sandals, me in my flip-flops.• I wouldn't care to be in your shoes if the general took it into his head to inspect you now.• What wouldn't I give to be in your shoes now!• I know, because people tell me, that many would like to be in my shoes.
3 step into/fill somebody’s shoes REPLACEto do a job that someone else used to do, and do it as well as they did 接替某人的工作[职位]
It’ll be hard to find someone to fill Pete’s shoes.
很难找到合适的人接替皮特的位置。
Examples from the Corpus
step into/fill somebody’s shoes• She stepped into her shoes, grabbed her clothes, and ran that way.
4. DSHa curved piece of iron that is nailed onto a horse’s foot 〔马的〕蹄铁，马掌 SYN horseshoe
→ if the shoe fits, (wear it) at fit1(8) COLLOCATIONS
verbs
wear shoes 穿着鞋子
He was wearing smart black shoes.
他穿着一双时髦的黑鞋。
put your shoes on 穿上鞋子
Put your shoes on and get your coat.
穿上鞋子,拿好外套。
take your shoes off 脱下鞋子
They took off their shoes in the hallway.
他们在门厅脱下鞋子。
tie your shoes 系鞋带
He tied his shoes in a double knot.
他给鞋子打了个双环结。
slip your shoes on/off (=put them on or take them off quickly or gently) 迅速穿上/脱下鞋子
nShe slipped off her shoes and curled her feet up under her on the sofa.
kick your shoes off (=take them off by moving your legs) 蹬掉鞋子
nMaria kicked off her shoes and sat down.
clean/polish your shoes 擦鞋子
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shoenWe used to clean our shoes every evening before we went to bed.
black/brown etc 黑色的/棕色的等
Her shoes and handbag were brown.
她的鞋子和手提包是棕色的。
high-heeled shoes 高跟鞋
You can’t walk round town all day in high-heeled shoes!
你不能穿着高跟鞋在镇上走一整天呀！
sensible shoes (=flat shoes that are not very fashionable) 朴素舒适的鞋子
nThey were the kind of sensible shoes my mother used to make me wear.
flat shoes (=with no high heel) 平底鞋
nFlat shoes are much more comfortable for walking in.
platform shoes (=with a thick base) 厚底鞋
nI found an old pair of platform shoes from the 1970s.
lace-up shoes (=fastened with laces) 系带的鞋
nHe bought a pair of brown leather lace-up shoes.
leather/suede shoes 皮鞋/绒面革皮鞋
na pair of dark leather shoes
running/jogging/training etc shoes 跑鞋/慢跑鞋/运动鞋等
phrasesnGet yourself a good pair of running shoes if you want to take up running.
a pair of shoes 一双鞋子
shoe + NOUNI need a new pair of shoes.
我需要一双新鞋子。
a shoe shop British EnglishBrE, a shoe store American EnglishAmE 鞋店
shoe polish 鞋油
shoe laces 鞋带
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘put off your shoes’. Say take off your shoes.
不要说 ‘put off your shoes’。 而要说 take off your shoes。
Examples from the Corpus
shoe• I can't walk in high-heeled shoes.• Repairing the midsole, often the nerve centre of the modern shoe, can be more difficult.• I kicked off my shoes and changed clothes.• Billy needs a new pair of shoes for school.• And then they say - I want a new pair of shoes, Buck sweetie.• To leave the ever-present tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.• Williams made his return wearing his infamous red shoes that had specially fitted insoles for his arch.• The choreography is fairly basic but lively, with bits of tap, soft shoe, swing and rock.• Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.
Horses
shoe2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp shod /ʃɒd $ ʃɑːd/, present participle shoeing) [transitiveT] DSHto put a horseshoe on a horse 给 〔马〕钉蹄铁
→ shod We took the horses to be shod.
我们把马送去钉马掌。
Examples from the Corpus
shoe• And what of the horse that is to be shod?• The town horses were nearly always leg-weary, and harder to shoe.• He had had only one shoe, and the court heard his other shoe had been found in the Cavalier later.• His large feet were shod in trainers.• Bergman did observe that the young man was shod with brand new moccasins of ox hide.• They were crisscrossed by canvas straps, were shod with hinged wooden clogs.• Each is adorned with silken cloths and has its tusks shod with iron for the greater efficacy of killing criminals.
Old English scoh