She called the dog to heel. [=she told the dog to return close to her]她把狗唤到身后。

The dog came to heel.这条狗跟了上来。

We hope these measures will help to bring inflation to heel. [=will help to control inflation]我们希望这些措施能有助于控制通货膨胀。

The President is trying to bring to heel his opponents in the legislature. [=to force his opponents to do what he wants them to do]总统力图使立法机关中的反对派顺从。

They are not likely to come to heel.他们不太可能顺从。