toes

英 [təʊz]

美 [toʊz]

n.  脚趾; (袜、鞋等的)足尖部; 有…脚趾的
v.  用脚尖走;用足尖跳舞
toe的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 足尖；脚趾
  Yourtoesare the five movable parts at the end of each foot.
• (鞋、袜的)足尖部
  Thetoeof a shoe or sock is the part that covers the end of your foot.
• PHRASE 稍加尝试;谨慎尝试
  If youdipyourtoes intosomething ordipyourtoes into the waters ofsomething, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
  1. This may encourage gold traders to dip their toes back into the markets...
     这可能会促使黄金交易商谨慎地尝试重返市场。
  2. Universities are dipping their toes in the waters of management education.
     各大学正开始尝试进入管理教育领域。
• PHRASE 使保持警觉
  If you say that someone or somethingkeepsyouonyourtoes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen.
  1. His fiery campaign rhetoric has kept opposition parties on their toes for months.
     他激烈的竞选言辞使反对党派一连几个月都保持警觉。
• PHRASE 听从;服从
  If youtoe the line, you behave in the way that people in authority expect you to.
  1. ...attempts to persuade the rebel members to toe the line...
     说服叛乱分子顺从政府的努力
  2. He's one of the politicians that wouldn't toe the party line.
     他是不肯服从政党路线的几个政客之一。
• PHRASE 触犯;得罪
  If youtread onsomeone'stoes, you offend them by criticizing the way that they do something or by interfering in their affairs.
  1. I must be careful not to tread on their toes. My job is to challenge, but not threaten them.
     我必须小心谨慎，不能得罪他们。我的工作是挑战他们，而不是威胁他们。

双语例句

• I have shoulders, knees and toes.
  我有肩膀，膝盖和脚趾头。
• The soldier avoided military duty by shooting away one of his toes.
  为逃避兵役，那个士兵用枪打掉了自己的一个脚趾。
• Universities are dipping their toes in the waters of management education.
  各大学正开始尝试进入管理教育领域。
• I can touch my feet and toes.
  我能够摸到我的脚和脚趾。
• Can you reach your toes with your fingertips?
  你能用手指尖碰到你的脚趾吗？
• Bend your hips and touch your toes.
  弯曲你的臀部和触摸你的脚趾。
• My legs felt numb and my toes ached.
  我双腿麻木，脚趾疼痛。
• Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards
  试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
• She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands
  她弯腰向下，左右手交叉触及脚趾。
• The batsman rose on his toes and played the rising ball down into the ground
  击球手踮起脚将这记上旋球击到场地中。