heel

noun

/hiːl/

Idioms

part of foot

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[countable] the back part of the foot below the ankle脚跟；脚后跟

Apply the cream to dry, cracked heels before bed.睡前将霜涂抹在干燥、开裂的脚后跟上。
on your heels She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels.她从火里拿出一个土豆，跪坐下来。

part of sock/shoe

[countable] the part of a sock, etc. that covers the heel（袜子等的）后跟

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

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verb + heel

catch

heel + noun

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[countable] the raised part on the bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back（鞋、靴子等的）后跟

shoes with a low/high heel 低跟鞋；高跟鞋
a stiletto heel细高跟
He crushed the cigarette under the heel of his shoe.他把香烟压在鞋跟下面。
The sergeant clicked his heels and walked out.中士将鞋跟咔哒一并，走了出去。

-heeled

(in adjectives) having the type of heel mentioned有…后跟的

high-heeled shoes高跟鞋

shoes

heels

[plural] a pair of shoes that have high heels一双高跟鞋

She doesn't often wear heels.她不常穿高跟鞋。
I had to do the whole walk in heels.我必须全程穿着高跟鞋行走。

part of hand

[countable] heel of your hand/palm the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist手掌根（手掌靠近腕部的隆起部分）

unpleasant man

[countable] (old-fashioned, informal) a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be trusted卑鄙的家伙；浑蛋

see also Achilles heel, down at heel

Word Originnoun Old English hēla, hǣla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hiel.

Idioms

at/on somebody’s heels

following closely behind somebody紧跟某人
- He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels.他逃离了运动场，警察在后面紧追不舍。
- She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels.她沿着小路走来，两只小狗紧随其后。

bring somebody/something to heel

to force somebody to obey you and accept discipline使某人就范；迫使某人服从（纪律）
- a non-violent means of bringing the rebels to heel使叛乱分子屈服的非暴力手段
to make a dog come close to you让狗靠近；唤狗来到身边

come to heel

(of a person) to agree to obey somebody and accept their orders愿意听从（某人）；顺从Topics Discussion and agreementc2
(of a dog) to come close to the person who has called it走近唤狗人

cool your heels

(informal) to have to wait for somebody/something不得不等待；久等

dig your heels/toes in

to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something拒不让步；固执己见
- They dug in their heels and would not lower the price.他们说什么也不肯降价。

drag your feet/heels

to be deliberately slow in doing something or in making a decision故意拖拉；故意延迟（作出决定） related noun foot-draggingTopics Preferences and decisionsc2

hard/hot on somebody’s/something’s heels

very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something紧跟；紧接在后
- He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels.他转身逃跑，彼得穷追不舍。
- They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.他们到了边境，警察紧追其后。
- Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel.她的第一部畅销小说之后是接二连三的成功。
- News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.出口数字下降之后紧接着就是失业率上升的消息。

head over heels in love

loving somebody very much深深爱着某人；迷恋
- He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.他深深迷恋上了他的上司。
Topics Feelingsc2

kick your heels

(British English) to have nothing to do while you are waiting for somebody/something无聊地等待
- We were kicking our heels, waiting for some customers.我们百无聊赖地等待顾客光临。

kick up your heels

(especially North American English, informal) to be relaxed and enjoy yourself轻轻松松；尽情享乐

take to your heels

to run away from somebody/something逃走；溜掉

tread on somebody’s heels

to follow somebody closely紧随某人之后；步人后尘

turn/spin on your heel

to turn around suddenly so that you are facing in the opposite direction急向后转；突然转身
- He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.他猛地转过身，愤怒地大步离开了。

under the heel of somebody

(literary) completely controlled by somebody完全受某人控制；受制于人
- The island spent several centuries under the heel of the British Empire.该岛在大英帝国的统治下度过了几个世纪。

heel

part of foot

part of sock/shoe

-heeled

shoes

part of hand

unpleasant man

heel

repair shoe

of boat