heel的基本意思是“(使)倾斜”,多用作不及物动词,常与副词over连用指轮船倾斜着驶过。

heel back(v.+adv.)
用脚后跟向后传(球) kick (the ball) backwards with one's heel
▲heel sth⇔back
It's not easy for a player to heel the ball back well.对于一名运动员来说,用脚后跟把球传好是不容易的。

heel over(v.+adv.)
倾斜驶过 (of a ship) sail at an angle
▲heel over
The yacht heeled over.快艇斜驶而过。
The boat heeled over in the strong wind.船在大风吹袭下倾到了一边。
▲heel sth⇔over
They heeled the sloop well over, skimming it along to windward.他们使单桅小船倾斜适当,让它顶着风向前滑去。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The ship heeled as it turned.船转弯时倾向一边。
In such a strong wind the sailboat kept heeling to the left.在这样的大风中帆船保持向左倾斜。
The sleigh was on one runner, heeling like a yacht in a wind.这架雪车在一根滑橇上滑行,倾斜得像大风中的一艘快艇。

［词源］＜古英语hēla(踵)

heel作“脚后跟”解,是可数名词,还可指鞋、袜的后跟。

at〔on〕 sb's heels
紧跟在某人的后面following closely after sb
The thief ran off with an angry crowd at his heels.那小偷在前面跑,一群愤怒的人在后面紧追。

bring sb to heel
迫使某人就范〔服从〕(force sb to) submit to discipline and control
The rebels have been brought to heel.反叛者被压制了。

come to heel
紧跟在主人后面come close behind its owner
I'm training my dog to come to heel.我在训练我的狗，让它紧跟着我。

get〔have〕 the heels of
胜过,超过be better to
Be smart, for they get〔have〕 the heels of us.加油,他们超过我们了!

kick one's heels
无所事事not have anything particular to do
I'm just kicking my heels until the beginning of term.开学前我无所事事。

under sb's heel
在某人的支配下dominated by sb
They suffered a lot under the invader's heel.在侵略者的铁蹄下,他们受尽了奴役。

He had a blistered heel.他的脚后跟起了泡。
She was wearing high heels.她穿着高跟鞋。
There is a hole in the heel to my sock.我的短袜后跟上有个洞。