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heel BODY PARThIEln [C]the rounded back part of the foot脚跟Place your heel on the ground before your toes.让脚跟先于脚尖着地。The heel of a sock or shoe is the part which covers the heel of the foot.袜子或鞋的后跟部分The heel of a shoe is also the raised part at the back, under your heel.鞋后跟She caught a heel in a crack in the concrete.她的一只鞋跟嵌在混凝土的裂缝里。The heel of your hand is the part of your PALM nearest your wrist which you can use to push or hit something very firmly.手掌根The heel of something, esp. of a loaf of bread, is the end part, and is usually the last part that is left after the rest has been eaten or used.（尤指面包）残余部分，面包头If you describe a building or place as down at (the) heel, you mean that it is in bad condition and has not been cared for.破落的，潦倒的If you bring a dog to heel you cause it to come close to you.使（狗）紧随，紧跟If you bring a person or organization to heel, you cause them to obey you.使（人或组织）服从，跟随If a dog comes / walks to heel it follows close behind the person it is with.（狗）紧跟在后If a person or organization comes to heel, they agree to obey, usually because they have been forcefully persuaded to do so.（人或组织被迫）服从If you are close / hard / hot on someone's heels, you are following very closely behind them.紧跟在某人的后面As the bank robbers made their getaway, the police were hot on their heels.当银行抢劫犯逃跑时，警察在后面紧紧追赶着他们。If an event or situation comes / follows (hard) on the heels of another, it happens very soon after it.紧随而来，紧跟着发生For Walter, disaster followed hard on the heels of his initial success.在沃尔特初次成功后紧随而来的是灾难。If you take to your heels, you quickly run away.迅速逃走When they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.当他们看见士兵过来时，他们立刻逃走了。This country would never submit to living under the heel of (=completely controlled by) a foreign power.这个国家不会屈服于外国势力铁蹄之下。(Br) A heel-bar is a small shop which repairs shoes, esp. while a customer waits.（尤指立等可取的）修鞋店 [WELL-HEELED Body]
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