单词 | heel-string |
释义 | > as lemmasheel-string heel-string n. the Achilles tendon (which inserts into the heel bone). ΚΠ 1775 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 10 Aug. If they cannot attend, they have no pay, except when a bone is fractured, or the heel-string cut asunder. 1861 H. A. Jacobs Incidents Life Slave Girl xxi. 174 I never had my heel-strings cut to prevent my running away. 1914 Hunter-Trader-Trapper Dec. 87/2 When skinning [a raccoon], rip from under lip straight to vent, then rip hind legs on extreme back side over heel-string to vent. 1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 July (Sports section) d2 My right heel-string hurts when I sprint prior to the jump, when I push hard. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。