1 shoehorn /ˈʃuːˌhoɚn/ noun plural shoehorns
plural shoehorns
Learner's definition of SHOEHORN
[count]
: a curved device that you use to slide the heel of your foot into a shoe鞋拔
2 shoehorn /ˈʃuːˌhoɚn/ verb
shoehorns; shoehorned; shoehorning
2 shoehorn
/ˈʃuːˌhoɚn/
verb
shoehorns; shoehorned; shoehorning
Learner's definition of SHOEHORN
[+ object]
: to force (something or someone) into a small space, a short period of time, etc.强挤硬塞 -
A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings.大楼之间硬挤出了一个停车库。
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She's trying to shoehorn a year's worth of classes into a single semester.她正尽力把一年的课程挤到一学期上。
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I don't know how they managed to shoehorn everyone into that little room.我不知道他们怎么把大家硬塞进那个小房间里的。