| 釋義 |
heelsn. (pl.) feet腳。
△Ado.3.4.49 (50): “I scorn that with my heels”i.e.with a kicking,contemptu-ously.我一腳把它踢開。
Phrases:
out at heels: i.e. threadbare,in unfortunate or de-cayed circumstances,in distress鞋跟穿破；（轉(zhuǎn)義）衣衫襤褸，處于不幸或潦倒的境地，在困苦之中。
△Lr.2.2.164(157):“A good man's fortune may grow out at heels.”i.e. may be in distress. 一個好人也會倒霉的。(又譯：好人上腳枷，說不定會走好運呢。)
punish by the heels: put... in stocks or fetters; com-mit... to prison給…戴上足枷，給…戴上腳鐐；把…關(guān)進監(jiān)牢。
△2H.IV.1.2.142(123): “To punish you by theheels would amend the attention of your ears,and Icare not if I do become your physician.”給你戴上腳鐐就能改善你的耳朵的聽力了，我倒愿意做你的醫(yī)生。
show a fair pair of heels: flee撒鴨子就溜。
△1H.IV.2.4. 50 (46):“But,Francis,darest thou be so valiant as to play the coward with thy indenture,and show it afair pair of heels and run from it?”但是，弗蘭西斯，你敢不敢做一個背棄合同的懦夫，撒鴨子就溜，一跑了之呢？ (按：哈利暗示小酒保將來可以離開酒店到太子府上干事。) |