| 单词 | toe |
| 释义 | Related topics: Human, Clothes & fashiontoe1 /təʊ $ toʊ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 HBHone of the five movable parts at the end of your foot 脚趾 → finger He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. 他的脚趾踢到一块石头上受了伤。big toe (=the largest of your toes) 大脚趾2. DCthe part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot 〔鞋或袜的〕足尖部 →4 See picture of 见图 FOOTWEAR →5 see picture at 见图 shoe13. tread on somebody’s toes British English, step on somebody’s toes American EnglishOFFEND to offend someone, especially by becoming involved in something that they are responsible for 〔尤指因涉足别人负责的范围而〕得罪某人，触犯某人4 keep somebody on their toes READYto make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen 使某人随时准备行动；使某人保持警觉 They do random checks to keep workers on their toes. 他们进行随机抽查，让工人不懈怠。5. make somebody’s toes curl EMBARRASSEDto make someone feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable 使某人感到尴尬；使某人感到不舒服6. touch your toes BENDto bend downwards so that your hands touch your toes, without bending your knees 〔膝盖不弯曲〕躬身用手碰脚趾7. put/dip a toe in the water to try a little of something or try an activity for a short time to see if you like it 尝试 → from head to toe at head1(1), → from top to toe at top1(23)Examples from the Corpustoe• He looks under the table and sees a bare toe rubbing the toe of his sneaker.• She has a sharp cutting edge and woe betide the Europhile who treads on her toes.• Like on horseback, I hold on with the tips of my toes.• Invariably our toes are unnaturally cramped into odd-shaped shoes and the feet raised because we choose to teeter around in high heels!• Ruth's toes curled under the table.• In each directorate-general there is a leader, who keeps his team on their toes..stubbed ... toe• Inside Polly yelped and stubbed her toe against a chair.• Striding away from the house, Carolyn stubbed her toe badly on a brick end and had to sit down to nurse it.• As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.• Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.toe2 verb (toed, toeing) toe the line OBEYto do what other people in a job or organization say you should do, whether you agree with them or not 〔不管同意与否〕听从命令，服从纪律，按规定行事 You toe the line or you don’t stay on the team! 你要么服从纪律，要么就别待在队里！→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustoe• He could be expected, then, to toe the line when it came to military versus civilian decisions.• The party stalwarts toe the presidential line and shout down those who disagree.Origin toe1 Old English tatoe1 nountoe2 verbChinese parts at your five of the end one movable the of Corpus |
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