heel

Danh từ

gót (chân, giày, bít tất…)

đồ đê tiện, tên lưu manh

an (one's) Achilles heel

xem Achilles

at (on) somebody's heels; on the heels of something

theo sát gót

the thief ran off with an angry crowd at his heels

tên trộm bỏ chạy trước một đám đông tức giận đuổi theo sát gót

famine often follows on the heels of war

nạn đói thường theo sát gót chiến tranh

bring something (somebody) to heel; come to heel

[bắt ai] phải phục tùng

the rebels have been brought to heel

tụi phiến loạn đã bị buộc phải phục tùng

[làm cho con chó] theo sát chủ

I'm training my dog to come to heel

tôi đang dạy con chó của tôi theo sát chủ nó

cool one's heels

xem cool

dig one's heels (toes) in

xem dig

down at heel

mòn gót(giày dép)

nhếch nhác(người)

drag one's feet (heels)

xem drag

hard on somebody's heels

xem hard

head over heels

xem head

hot on somebody's heels

xem hot

kick one's heels

hồ hởi (nhất là để biểu lộ niềm vui được tự do)

show a clean pair of heels

xem show

take to one's heels

bỏ chạy

tread on somebody's heels

xem tread

turn on one's heel

quay gót bỏ đi

under the heel of somebody

bị ai chế ngự

Động từ

sửa gót (giày)

these shoes need soling and heeling

đôi giày này cần đóng đế và sửa gót

[+ over] nghiêng về một bên (tàu thuyền)

the boat heeled over in the strong wind

gió to làm con tàu nghiêng về một bên

* Các từ tương tự:
heel bar, heel tendon, heel-and-toe, heel-piece, heeled, heeler, heeltap, -heeled
noun

plural heels

[count] :the back part of your foot that is below the ankle - see picture at foot

[count] :the part of a shoe or sock that covers the heel of your foot

[count] :the part of the bottom of a shoe or boot that is under the heel of your foot

shoes with low/high/cushioned heels

c heels [plural] informal :shoes with high heels

She does not like wearing heels.

[count] :the part of the inside of your hand that is closest to your wrist

She scraped the heel of her hand.

[count] :the end of a loaf of bread

[count] old-fashioned :a bad or selfish man

I felt like a heel when I couldn't stop to help. - see also achilles' heel, down-at-the-heels, well-heeled

at someone's heels

following someone very closely

The dog was (nipping) at my heels.

He once had a big lead in the campaign, but now the other candidates are nipping at his heels.

cool your heels

xem cool

dig in your heels

xem dig

drag your heels

xem drag

head over heels

xem head

kick up your heels

xem kick

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.

The police were hot on his heels.

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.

Her decision drew much criticism, and so did the explanation that followed hard on its heels.

Her second movie followed close on the heels of her successful film debut.

His resignation comes hard on the heels of the announcement that the company is going bankrupt.

spin/turn on your heel

to turn away from someone in a very quick or sudden way

He told us he had nothing more to say, then he turned on his heel and walked away.

take to your heels

to begin to run away

They took to their heels when they saw the policeman approaching.

to heel

to a position that is close behind

She called the dog to heel. [=she told the dog to return close to her]

The dog came to heel.

into a controlled or obedient condition

We hope these measures will help to bring inflation to heel. [=will help to control inflation]

The President is trying to bring to heel his opponents in the legislature. [=to force his opponents to do what he wants them to do]

They are not likely to come to heel.

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.

They put us under their heel.

They kept us under heel.

verb

heels; heeled; heeling

[no obj]

used as a command to tell a dog to walk next to you

Heel! Good dog.

of a boat or ship :to lean to one side

The boat heeled (over) in the strong wind.
noun

You can always freeze the heel of a loaf to use at some later date for breadcrumbs

end

butt or tail or fag (end)

stump

remainder

remnant

rind

crust

He's an absolute heel - he got her pregnant and then left her

cad

scoundrel

swine

rogue

scamp

philanderer

Old-fashioned worm

knave

Chiefly Brit blackguard

Colloq Brit rotter

Old-fashioned bounder

Slang bastard

Brit sod

Farrington looked down at heel, so I slipped him a fiver

down at heel

US also down at the heels

poor

destitute

impoverished

down and out

on (one's) uppers

in straitened circumstances

shabby

seedy

dowdy

run-down

slovenly

Brit out at elbows

US out at the elbows

Colloq broke

strapped

When I mentioned payment, she took to her heels

take to (one's) heels

take flight

flee

escape

run off or away

show a clean pair of heels

Colloq split

Brit do a moonlight flit

US take a (run-out) powder

fly the coop

Australian and New Zealand shoot through

verb

We have taught our puppy to heel

dog

follow (closely)

shadow

chase

pursue

verb

The boat heeled as we turned to beat into the wind

list

lean (over)

tilt

tip

incline

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