42. shoe [ʃu:]
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 鞋
I put on / took off my shoes.
n. 馬蹄鐵
The horse has cast a shoe.
n. 所處的地位(復)
in one’s shoe
皮鞋 leather shoes
正式皮鞋 dress shoes
雨鞋 rain shoes
帆布鞋 canvas shoes
高跟鞋 high-heeled shoes
厚底鞋 platform shoes
輕便鞋 walking shoes
運動鞋 gym shoes (sneaker)
復合詞語
shoemaker (鞋匠);
shoestring/shoelace (鞋帶);
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
穿鞋 to put on/wear one's shoes
脫鞋 to take off one's shoes
補鞋 to repair shoes
刷鞋 to brush up one's shoes
擦鞋 to polish shoes (or shoe shine)
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
put oneself in somebody's shoes 站在別人的角度/立場上
have a shoe in sth 先占上一席之地(在某行業中)
fill sb's shoes 出色地接替某人的工作、職務
step into sb's shoes 接替某人(take over)
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
If you could just put yourself in my shoes for a minute, you'd understand. (站在我的角度)
(2)
A: Olive, there's a shoe store over there. Let's get in and take a look.
B: I'd rather not. You know I got ripped off last time I shopped there.
(被宰了: to rip somebody off)
(3)
A: Sam, keep your shoes on. I can’t stand the odor. ['əudə]
B: But you’re the one asking me to take them off.
諺語 Proverbs
Every shoe fits not every foot.一鞋難合百人足。(眾口難調)
The fairest looking shoe may pinch the foot.樣子好看的鞋有可能會夾腳,外表好看的東西未必
No one knows better where the shoe pinches than he who wears it.各人甘苦各自知。