| 释义 |
toe/təʊ/ n. & v.●n. 1 any of the five terminal projections of the human foot (人的)脚趾，足尖 2 the corresponding part of an animal (动物的)趾，蹄尖 3 the part of an item of footwear that covers the toes (鞋、袜等的)足尖部 4 the lower end or tip of an implement etc. (工具等的)轴踵；柄尖 5 Archit. a projection from the foot of a buttress etc. to give stability 【建】(用以加固支柱等的)坡脚 ●v. (toes, toed, toeing) 1 tr. touch (a starting line etc.) with the toes before starting a race 用脚尖触碰(起跑线等) 2 tr.a mend the toe of (a sock etc.) 修补(袜子等的)脚头 b provide (a sock etc.) with a toe 给(袜子等)做脚头 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 in, out)a walk with the toes pointed in (or out) 脚尖朝内(外)走路 b (of a pair of wheels) converge (or diverge) slightly at the front (一对轮子)在前部稍微收拢或叉开 4 tr. Golf strike (the ball) with a part of the club too near the toe 【高尔夫球】用高尔夫球杆头击(球) □ on one's toes alert, eager 警觉的；准备行动的 □ toe the line conform to a general policy or principle, esp. unwillingly or under pressure (尤指不情愿地或在压力下)服从，听从政策(或政纲) □ turn up one's toes colloq. die [口]死 □ toed adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ toeless adj.[Old English tɑˉ, from Germanic] |