shoe with(v.+prep.)
用…做鞋; 用…钉蹄铁 give sb/sth a shoe with sth
▲shoe sth with sth
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
It's best for children's feet to be shod with genuine leather.最好用真皮革为孩子做鞋。
All the horses must be shoed with new horseshoes for the show.所有的马都必须钉上新蹄铁参加马展。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron.
A man who shoes horses is called a farrier.为马钉蹄铁的人叫做蹄铁匠。
[词源] <古英语scoh<古高地德语scuoh(鞋)
1.shoe的基本意思是“鞋”,是可数名词。“一双鞋”是a pair of shoes, shoe多用于复数形式。
2.shoe也可表示“(自行车、汽车等的)煞车瓦,闸瓦”或“在外观或用途上似鞋之物”。
3.shoe还可作“蹄铁”,即“马掌”解。
fill sb's shoes
接替某人的职位 take the place of another and do as well
You'll never be able to fill your father's shoes.你永远无法接替父亲的职位。
When Jack got hurt, the coach had nobody to fill his shoes.杰克受伤后,教练找不到适当的人选来接替他。
in sb's shoes
处于某人的地位〔境地〕,设身处地 in sb else's position
If I were in his shoes I'd ask for more money.如果我处于他的地位,我会要更多钱。
Put yourself in my shoes for a minute, what would you do?你若处于我的那种情况,哪怕只有一分钟!你会怎样?
lick sb's shoes
〈非正〉巴结,奉承 cringe before sb, abject or servile
A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his shoes.一个明智的国王不会让他的朋友和官员们卑躬屈膝的。
She wanted her boyfriend to lick her shoes all the time.她想让她的男朋友总是对她俯首帖耳。
step into sb's shoes
接替(某人)的职务 fill the place of sb
After graduation John stepped into his father's shoes to become a lawyer.约翰毕业后,便继承了他父亲的衣钵,当了一名律师。
Mandy has done very well since she stepped into the manager's shoes.自从曼迪接替了经理的职位后,她干得非常出色。
where the shoe pinches
困难所在 where the difficulty or hardship lies
We can't do anything about it before we first find out where the shoe pinches.在发现困难所在之前,我们无法处理。
The coach said he wasn't worried about any position except quarterback; that was where the shoe pinches.教练员说除前场与中场的位置以外,他不担心其他别的位置; 前场与中场的位置是困难所在。
Get yourself the right-type of shoes.你去找双合适的鞋。
Pat took off her left shoe because it was hurting her foot.帕特把左脚上的鞋脱掉,因为她的脚被鞋磨痛了。
These shoes are made of leather.这鞋是皮制的。
I had my shoes shined just before I came.就在我来之前,我让人擦了皮鞋。
Not wanting to be left at a loose end, the retired worker volunteered to repair shoes for the neighbourhood.那位退休工人不愿在家闲着,自愿在街道上帮助补鞋。
I don't like walking around in my shoes when I'm at home.我在家里不喜欢穿着鞋走来走去。
How much do you charge for mending a pair of shoes? 补一双鞋要多少钱?
Brake shoes make contact the inside of the drum.制动器的刹车片与刹车鼓的内壁相接触。
The horse has cast a shoe.这匹马掉了一个马掌。
In the wedding ceremony, many of his friends came to cast a shoe after him.在婚礼上,他的许多朋友都来向他祝贺。
It was to put the shoe on the other foot.是改变作法的时候了。
She was quaking in her number three shoes for fear of being caught.她因为害怕被逮捕而吓得两条细腿直哆嗦。
I'm not afraid of anybody that walks in shoe leather.什么人我都不怕。
shoe, boot
这两个词都含有“鞋”的意思。其区别在于:boot多指用橡皮或皮革制成的长筒靴; 而shoe则是鞋的总称,可笼统地指各类鞋。例如:
I put on my fur coat and boots.我穿上了皮袄和靴子。
The shoes are a perfect fit.这双鞋穿着很合脚。
1.请脱掉你的鞋子。
[误] Please take off your shoe.
[正] Please take off your shoes.
我不喜欢这些鞋,你能再给我拿一双吗?
[误] I don't like these shoes.Will you show me another one?
[正] I don't like these shoes.Will you show me another pair?
[析] 鞋子总是成双穿用的,故“鞋”通常用复数形式shoes,只是在没有结合成一双时才用单数形式。
2.穿上鞋袜。
[误] Put on your socks and shoes.
[正] Put on your shoes and socks.
[析] 尽管人们都是穿上袜子后再穿鞋,但无论是汉语还是英语都习惯说“鞋袜”,而不说“袜鞋”。
