out at the heels的意思|示意
adv. 褴褛
out at the heels的用法详解
英语单词\"out at the heels\"的用法讲解
\"Out at the heels\"是一个英语短语,表示某人或某物已经过时、破旧或完全失去原来的风采。这个短语常用于描述穿着破旧或不整洁的人以及破旧的建筑或设备。例如:
- The old man shuffled by, out at the heels and looking very tired.(老人蹒跚而过,衣衫褴褛,看起来十分疲惫。)
- The once grand hotel was now out at the heels and in dire need of repairs.(这家曾经华丽的酒店现在已破败不堪,急需修缮。)
\"Out at the heels\"这个短语的起源可以追溯到19世纪早期,当时人们喜欢穿高筒靴,而这些靴子的后跟非常容易磨损。因此,如果一个人的靴子后跟破了,就意味着他的穿着已经破旧不堪。随着时间的推移,这个短语就演变成了一个通用的表达磨损、破旧或过时的方式。
out at the heels相关短语
1、 out t at the heels 褴褛
out at the heels相关例句
“Have you seen my keys?” he 2)snarls, then huffs out a loud sigh and 3)stomps from the room with our dog, Dixie, at his heels, anxious over her favorite human’s upset.
他咆哮着问,接着气呼呼地大叹一声,跺着脚出了厨房。 爱犬迪克西紧跟其后,见它心爱的主人如此心烦意乱,也十分不安。
Her hair and her clothes were running with water: water was running in through the toes of her shoes and out at the heels.
雨水在她的头发和衣服上流淌:从她的鞋尖流进去,从鞋跟流出来。