heel
[NOUN]
heels
1. [C 可数名词] 脚后跟
Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle.
双语例句
例：He had an operation on his heel last week.
他上星期做了个脚后跟手术。
2. [C 可数名词] 鞋后跟
The heel of a shoe is the raised part on the bottom at the back.
双语例句
例：the shoes with the high heels.
那些高跟的鞋。
3. [PL 复数] 女高跟鞋
Heels are women's shoes that are raised very high at the back.
双语例句
例：She was dressed in heels and a clingy dress.
她脚蹬高跟鞋，身穿紧身连衣裙。
NOUN. 名词
dig one's heels in
1. 固执己见
If you dig your heels in or dig in your heels, you refuse to do something such as change your opinions or plans, especially when someone is trying very hard to make you do so.
双语例句
例：It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, prevented any last-minute deal.
正是由于英国人的固执己见，才使这笔交易没有在最后一刻达成。
hard on the heels of , hot on the heels of
1. 接踵而至
If you say that one event follows hard on the heels of another or hot on the heels of another, you mean that one happens very quickly or immediately after another.
双语例句
例：Unfortunately, bad news has come hard on the heels of good.
遗憾的是，坏消息紧接着好消息而来。
hot on someone's heels
1. 紧跟…之后
If you say that someone is hot on your heels, you are emphasizing that they are chasing you and are not very far behind you.
双语例句
例：They sped through the southwest with the law hot on their heels.
他们飞速穿越西南部，警察紧随其后。
PHRASE. 习语
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