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toes

英 [təʊz]

美 [toʊz]

n.  脚趾; (袜、鞋等的)足尖部; 有…脚趾的
v.  用脚尖走;用足尖跳舞
toe的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  • 足尖;脚趾
    Yourtoesare the five movable parts at the end of each foot.
    1. (鞋、袜的)足尖部
      Thetoeof a shoe or sock is the part that covers the end of your foot.
      1. PHRASE 稍加尝试;谨慎尝试
        If youdipyourtoes intosomething ordipyourtoes into the waters ofsomething, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
        1. 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。
        2. 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。
      2. PHRASE 使保持警觉
        If you say that someone or somethingkeepsyouonyourtoes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen.
        1. 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。
      3. PHRASE 听从;服从
        If youtoe the line, you behave in the way that people in authority expect you to.
        1. ...attempts to persuade the rebel members to toe the line...
          说服叛乱分子顺从政府的努力
        2. 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。
      4. PHRASE 触犯;得罪
        If youtread onsomeone'stoes, you offend them by criticizing the way that they do something or by interfering in their affairs.
        1. 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。

      双语例句

      • She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
        她脱下鞋袜,活动活动脚趾头。
      • I stubbed my toes against a table leg.
        我不小心踢到桌子腿上。
      • We have ten fingers and ten toes.
        我们有十个手指和十个脚趾。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • He was waggling his toes in his socks
        他的脚趾在袜子里动来动去。
      • 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。
      • He had also hurt his knees, ankles and some of his toes.
        他的膝盖、脚踝和几个脚趾也受了伤。
      • She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands
        她弯腰向下,左右手交叉触及脚趾。
      • His toes are hurt and he is unable to take part in today's basketball game.
        因脚指受伤,他不能参加今天的篮球赛了。