1
- any of the five digits at the end of the human foot（人的）脚趾; 足尖：
he cut his big toe on a sharp stone.
他在锋利的石头上划破了大脚趾。
1.1
- any of the digits of the foot of a quadruped or bird（兽、鸟的）趾; 蹄尖。
1.2
- the part of an item of footwear that covers a person's toes（鞋、袜的）足尖部。
2
- the lower end, tip, or point of something, in particular端部, 顶部, 尖部, 尤指：
2.1
- the tip of the head of a golf club, furthest from the shaft（高尔夫球的）球棒尖。
2.2
- the foot or base of a cliff, slope, or embankment坡脚; 基脚; 堤脚。
2.3
- a flattish portion at the foot of an otherwise steep curve on a graph（曲线的）趾区。
2.4
- a section of a rhizome or similar fleshy root from which a new plant may be propagated肉质根部。
verb
toes, toed, toeing
1
- with obj. and usu. with adverbial push, touch, or kick (something) with one's toe用脚尖推（或触碰、踢、踩）：
he toed off his shoes and flexed his feet.
他踢掉鞋, 弯弯双脚。
1.1
- Golf strike (the ball) with the toe of the club【高尔夫】用球棒尖击（球）。
2
- no obj.
toe in/out
walk with the toes pointed in (or out)足尖朝内（或外）行走： he toes out when he walks.
他走路时显外八字。
2.1
- (of a pair of wheels) converge (or diverge) slightly at the front（一对车轮）前束（或反前束, 后束）：
on a turn, the inner wheel toes out more.
拐弯时内轮外倾更多。
短语
make someone's toes curl
- informal bring about an extreme reaction in someone, either of pleasure or of disgust〈非正式〉使某人欣喜不已; 使某人深觉恶心。
on one's toes
- ready for any eventuality; alert随时有准备的; 警觉的：
he carries out random spot checks to keep everyone on their toes.
他进行现场随机检查以使每个人都保持警觉。
toe the line
- accept the authority, principles, or policies of a particular group, especially under pressure服从, 听从。
- ORIGIN: from the literal sense 'stand with the tips of the toes exactly touching a line'.
toe to toe
- (of two people) standing directly in front of one another, especially in order to fight or argue（尤指为打斗、争论而）面对面地。
turn up one's toes
- informal die〈非正式〉死。
派生词
toed
adjective三趾脚
toeless
adjective词源
Old English tā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tee and German Zeh, Zehe. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 19th cent.