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TOEFL BNC: 3535 COCA: 3056

heel

1 heel /ˈhiːl/ noun
plural heels
1 heel
/ˈhiːl/
noun
plural heels
Learner's definition of HEEL
[count] : the back part of your foot that is below the ankle脚后跟 see picture at foot
[count] : the part of a shoe or sock that covers the heel of your foot(鞋、袜的)后跟
[count] : the part of the bottom of a shoe or boot that is under the heel of your foot(鞋后跟)底部
see picture at shoe; see also high heels, spike heels, stiletto heel
heels [plural] informal : shoes with high heels高跟鞋
[count] : the part of the inside of your hand that is closest to your wrist手掌根
[count] : the end of a loaf of bread面包头
[count] old-fashioned : a bad or selfish man自私的家伙;无赖

at someone's heels

: following someone very closely紧跟在某人后面

cool your heels

see 2cool

dig in your heels

see 1dig

drag your heels

see 1drag

head over heels

see 1head

kick up your heels

see 1kick

on someone's or something's heels

◊ If you are (close/hard/hot) on someone's or something's heels, you are chasing or following that person or thing very closely.紧随其后
◊ If something comes or follows close/hard/hot on something's heels or close/hard/hot on the heels of something, it happens very soon afterward.(某事)随即发生

spin/turn on your heel

: to turn away from someone in a very quick or sudden way迅速(或突然)离开某人

take to your heels

: to begin to run away逃离;跑开

to heel

: to a position that is close behind到紧靠后面的位置
: into a controlled or obedient condition受控制;被驯服

under heel

◊ If you are under the heel of someone or under someone's heel or US under heel, you are completely controlled by another person, group, etc.受(某人、某集团等)完全控制
2 heel /ˈhiːl/ verb
heels; heeled; heeling
2 heel
/ˈhiːl/
verb
heels; heeled; heeling
Learner's definition of HEEL
[no object]
used as a command to tell a dog to walk next to you(唤狗用语)跟上
of a boat or ship : to lean to one side(船)倾斜
TOEFL BNC: 3535 COCA: 3056

heel

1 of 4

noun (1)

1
a
: the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch
b
: the part of the hind limb of other vertebrates that is similar in structure to the human heel
nipping at the cow's heels
2
: an anatomical structure suggestive of the human heel
especially : the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist
rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands Warren Eyster
3
: one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
4
a
: the part (as of a shoe) that covers the human heel
b
: a solid attachment of a shoe or boot forming the back of the sole under the heel of the foot
squashed the bug with his boot heel
5
: a rear, low, or bottom part: such as
a
: the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mast
b
: the base of a tuber or cutting of a plant used for propagation of the plant
c
: the base of a ladder
6
a
: a contemptible person : a person who is self-centered or untrustworthy
felt like a heel
a few heels who appear to get away with it Frank Case
b
professional wrestling : a wrestler who performs the role of the unsympathetic antagonist or adversary in a staged wrestling match
In the traditional morality plays of professional wrestling, grapplers divided into good guys, or "baby faces," and black-hatted "heels." John Leland
compare baby face sense 2
heelless adjective

heel

2 of 4

verb (1)

heeled; heeling; heels

transitive verb

1
a
: to furnish (a boot, a shoe, etc.) with a solid attachment forming the part of the sole that is under the back of the foot : to attach a heel (see heel entry 1 sense 4b) to
b
: to supply especially with money or information
better heeled but still not flush
I want to be heeled when they book him R. P. Warren
2
a
: to exert pressure on, propel, or strike (someone or something) with the back part of the foot
heeled her horse
b
: to urge (a lagging animal) by following closely or by nipping at the heels
dogs heeling cattle

intransitive verb

: to move along near the back of someone's feet : to stay at someone's heels
taught the dog to heel

heel

3 of 4

verb (2)

heeled; heeling; heels

intransitive verb

: to lean to one side : tip
especially, of a boat or ship : to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves)
kept heeling to the left
compare list entry 3

transitive verb

: to cause (a boat) to lean to one side
heeling the sloop well over and skimming her along to windward K. M. Dodson

heel

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a tilt (as of a boat) to one side
also : the extent of such a tilt
a heel of six degrees to starboard
Phrases
by the heels
: in a tight grip
had the enemy by the heels
down at heel or down at the heel
: in or into a run-down or shabby condition
His slippers were down at the heel.
on the heels of
: immediately following
came close on the heels of the announcement
to heel
1
: close behind
called the dog to heel
2
: into agreement or line
reluctantly came to heel
help to bring inflation to heel
under heel
: under control or subjection
They kept us under heel.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English, from Old English hēla; akin to Old Norse hæll heel, Old English hōh — more at hock

Verb (2) and Noun (2)

alteration of Middle English heelden, from Old English hieldan; akin to Old High German hald inclined, Lithuanian šalis side, region

First Known Use

Noun (1)

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

Verb (1)

1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Verb (2)

circa 1575, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heel was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 3535 COCA: 3056
heel

noun¹

1back part of the foot足跟VERB + HEEL | HEEL + VERB | HEEL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + HEELlean back on, sit back on, squat onShe took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels.她從火堆裏掏出一個馬鈴薯,蹲下身來。rock (back) on趔趄The punch rocked him back on his heels.那一拳打得他向後趔趄了幾步。He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed.他笑得前仰後合。pivot on, spin on, turn on突然轉身He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.他猛地轉過身,憤怒地大步離開了。click, click together咔嗒一聲併攏腳跟The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.軍官咔嗒一聲併攏腳跟,敬了個禮。HEEL + VERBclick腳跟相碰HEEL + NOUNinjury腳跟受傷PREPOSITIONat your heels緊跟某人She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels.她沿着小路走來,兩隻小狗緊隨其後。under the heel (figurative) 遭到踐踏For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年來這個國家一直被獨裁政權統治着。PHRASESclose on sb's heels, hard on sb's heels, hot on sb's heels (all figurative) 緊緊尾隨某人;緊追某人They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.他們到了邊境,警察緊追其後。
heel

noun²

2part of a shoe/sock鞋或襪的後跟ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEEL | HEEL + NOUN ADJECTIVElow低跟high, spike, spiked, stiletto, wedge高跟;細高跟;坡跟three-inch, etc. * 3 英寸等高的鞋跟boot靴子後跟VERB + HEELcatch絆住腳跟She caught her heel and tripped on the step.她腳跟絆了一下,在台階上打了個趔趄。HEEL + NOUNbar (BrE) 修鞋店I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired.我把鞋送到修鞋店去修。

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