toe

[təu] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词:TOE  
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1. N-COUNT 足尖;脚趾 Your toes are the five movable parts at the end of each foot. 
2. N-COUNT (鞋、袜的)足尖部 The toe of a shoe or sock is the part that covers the end of your foot. 
3. PHRASE 稍加尝试;谨慎尝试 If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it. 
  • This may encourage gold traders to dip their toes back into the markets...

    这可能会促使黄金交易商谨慎地尝试重返市场。

  • Universities are dipping their toes in the waters of management education.

    各大学正开始尝试进入管理教育领域。

4. PHRASE 使保持警觉 If you say that someone or something keeps you on your toes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen. 
  • His fiery campaign rhetoric has kept opposition parties on their toes for months.

    他激烈的竞选言辞使反对党派一连几个月都保持警觉。

5. PHRASE 听从;服从 If you toe the line, you behave in the way that people in authority expect you to. 
  • ...attempts to persuade the rebel members to toe the line...

    说服叛乱分子顺从政府的努力

  • He's one of the politicians that wouldn't toe the party line.

    他是不肯服从政党路线的几个政客之一。

6. PHRASE 触犯;得罪 If you tread on someone's toes, you offend them by criticizing the way that they do something or by interfering in their affairs. 
  • I must be careful not to tread on their toes. My job is to challenge, but not threaten them.

    我必须小心谨慎,不能得罪他们。我的工作是挑战他们,而不是威胁他们。

Noun

1. one of the digits of the foot

2. the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

3. forepart of a hoof

4. (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

Verb

1. walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction;

  • "She toes inwards"

2. drive obliquely;

  • "toe a nail"

3. hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

4. drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

5. touch with the toe

Adjective

1. having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination;

  • "long-toed"
  • "five-toed"

体育

  • 1.托尖

动物学

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  • 1.趾

医学

  • 1.趾:足趾;参见os 项下ossa digitorum pedis
1. By standing on tip-toe, I managed to reach the button.
我踮起脚才勉强够着电钮。

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2. I stubbed my toe against a stone.
我的脚趾戳在一块石头上。

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3. I think the water's too cold to swim, so I'll just dip a toe in.
我看水太凉,不能游泳,所以只能稍微浸一下。

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4. My horse has hurt his toe so I can't race him.
我的马伤了脚趾,我不能骑它比赛。

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5. She took off her shoes and cautiously dipped a toe in.
她脱下鞋小心翼翼地用一个脚趾探了探。

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6. The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.
鞋子把她的大脚趾挤得很痛。

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7. You'll have to toe the mark if you work here.
如果你在这里工作,就必须服从命令。

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