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TOEFL BNC: 3995 COCA: 3360

toe

1 toe /ˈtoʊ/ noun
plural toes
1 toe
/ˈtoʊ/
noun
plural toes
Learner's definition of TOE
[count]
: one of the five separate parts at the end of your foot脚趾
see picture at foot; compare finger; see also big toe
: the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot(鞋或袜的)足尖部
see picture at shoe
: something that is shaped like a toe趾状物

dip/put/stick a toe in the water

informal
: to try an activity briefly to see if you like it浅尝;尝试I

from top to toe

see 1top

keep (someone) on their toes

informal
: to cause someone to be alert and prepared to deal with problems使保持警觉;使保持警惕

make your toes curl

informal
: to cause you to have a very strong and usually unpleasant feeling (such as a feeling of being embarrassed, annoyed, etc.)令人尴尬(或恼怒等)

point your toes

see 2point

step on someone's toes

(US) informal or British tread on someone's toes
: to do something that upsets or offends someone冒犯;得罪
2 toe /ˈtoʊ/ verb
toes; toed; toeing
2 toe
/ˈtoʊ/
verb
toes; toed; toeing
Learner's definition of TOE
[+ object] chiefly US
: to touch, reach, or kick (something) with your toe or with the end of your foot用脚趾触碰;用脚尖踢

toe the line

: to do what you are told or required to do even though you do not want to do it顺从;服从
TOEFL BNC: 3995 COCA: 3360

toe

1 of 2

noun

1
a(1)
: one of the terminal members of the vertebrate foot
(2)
: the fore end of a foot or hoof
b
: a terminal segment of a limb of an invertebrate
c
: the forepart of something worn on the foot
the toe of a boot
2
: a part that by its position or form is felt to resemble a toe
the toe of Italy
: such as
a
: a lateral projection at one end or between the ends of a piece (such as a rod or bolt)
b
: the lowest part (as of an embankment, dam, or cliff)
3
toeless adjective

toe

2 of 2

verb

toed; toeing

transitive verb

1
: to touch, reach, or drive with the toe
toe a football
2
: to furnish with a toe
toe a sock
3
: to drive (something, such as a nail) obliquely
also : to clinch or fasten by or with nails or rods so driven

intransitive verb

1
: tiptoe
2
: to stand, walk, or be placed so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
toe in
Phrases
on one's toes toe to toe
: facing one another
toe the line or toe the mark
: to conform rigorously to a rule or standard

Example Sentences

Noun He felt the sand between his toes. I accidentally stepped on her toe. I stubbed my toe on the table's leg. My sock has a hole in the toe. the toe of her boot the toe of the peninsula Verb She toed off her shoes. The pitcher toed the rubber. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
All things western are in, so scoop us this southwestern-themed area rug in muted tones to dip your toe into the trend. Sam Peters, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 For those just looking to dip their toe into the trend pool, chandelier earrings or a wildly impractical bag embellished with crystals or paillettes is a great place to start. Shelby Ying Hyde, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Two-time Brickyard 400 champion and Hoosier native Tony Stewart will dip his toe into drag racing this weekend. Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2022 While inspired by the Curry news, Missouri’s thread spoke to anyone dipping their toe into singlehood and urged people to re-evaluate the relationships in front of them, only building on to his impressive Twitter following since. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2022 False starts have been frequent, but tech is just beginning to dip its toe into the health sector, said Porter. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 For a deeper stretch, point your toe toward your head. Jessica Sebor, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2022 Summer is coming to a close, but the house resurgence continues to grow, as serpentwithfeet dips his toe into the genre and balances out hushed vocal delivery with impressively tight vocal riffs. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2022 But to be able to dip our toe a little bit stronger into the direct to consumer streaming is another great opportunity. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
Verb
Can Charles toe the line as a 'constitutional' king? Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The pro-war critics don’t toe the official Kremlin line that the war is going according to plan. Yuliya Chernova, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 Junior right-hander Trace Bright will toe the slab for the Tigers. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 June 2022 Auburn will try to counter that with junior right-hander Trace Bright, who is expected to toe the rubber Monday afternoon. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 June 2022 That desire to toe the line between being able to keep her brain on neutral and pushing herself with mind-numbingly stressful gameplay led her to the one game that can really swing either way: The Sims. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022 The dresses toe the line perfectly between staid school smock and the flamboyant girlishness of Simone Rocha and Cecilie Bahnsen. Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 June 2022 The pop star industrial complex of the era shaped Spears into someone who could toe that line. Mekita Rivas, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2022 Here are six pieces of gear that will get you ready to toe the starting line with confidence. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 25 June 2015 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English to, from Old English ; akin to Old High German zēha toe

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of toe was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 3995 COCA: 3360
toe

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOE | TOE + VERB | TOE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig大腳趾The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.鞋子把她的大腳趾擠得很痛。little, pinky (NAmE) 小腳趾bare光着腳趾Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty.他光着腳,覺得地板上有沙礫。broken, stubbed骨折的腳趾the pain of a stubbed toe腳趾骨折疼痛VERB + TOEstand on, step on, tread on (especially BrE) 踮腳;踩到腳趾;得罪She stood on her toes to kiss him.她踮起腳親他。Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on.哎喲!你剛才踩的是我的腳。She trod on a lot of toes when she joined the company. (figurative) 她進公司時得罪了很多人。stub腳趾不小心踢到break弄斷腳趾dip浸腳趾;涉足I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature.我把腳趾伸進河裏試試水溫。So far they have only dipped their toe in the potentially vast computer market. (figurative) 迄今為止他們剛剛涉足電腦這個潛在的巨大市場。point用腳趾指curl捲曲腳趾wiggle扭動腳趾tap輕點腳趾She tapped her toes to the music.她隨着音樂輕點腳趾打着節拍。touch觸到腳趾Can you touch your toes (= while keeping your legs straight)?你的手能摸到腳趾嗎?TOE + VERBcurl (often figurative) 腳趾捲曲;使厭惡The man's broad smile made her toes curl (= made her feel uncomfortable).那個男人咧大嘴笑讓她感到不自在。TOE + NOUNinjury腳趾受傷PREPOSITIONbetween the/your toes腳趾間He had some kind of fungus between his toes.他有腳癬。on your toes踮着腳He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳擊手一樣踮着腳輕盈移動。The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes (= made sure we kept everything up to standard and were ready). (figurative) 可能要來人視察,這讓我們保持着警覺。PHRASESfrom head to toe, from top to toe從頭到腳He gave himself a good scrub from head to toe.他把自己從頭到腳擦洗了個乾淨。the tips of your toes腳尖I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window.我踮起雙腳朝窗外看。the toe of your boot, the toe of your shoe靴尖;鞋尖

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