評論
打印
cool one’s heels
1. 解詞釋義
Cool one’s heels的字面意思是“使得某人的腳后跟變涼了”，意即：讓人就等了。在此，引申為“百般無奈地等待”。
該習(xí)語產(chǎn)生于16世紀(jì)，原指馬跑了很長一段路后，馬蹄變熱，主人就得停下來再繼續(xù)趕路，后來此語轉(zhuǎn)來指人。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Let him cool his heels in the outer office, that will teach him to be more polite.
讓他在外間辦公室等候著，那將可教訓(xùn)他以后客氣點。
e.g. I was early for the appointment, so I had to cool my heels in the outer office.
我比約定的時間來得早，所以只得在外面的辦公室里等著。
e.g. I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back.
我要讓你在監(jiān)獄里多呆一會兒，直到警長回來為止。
e.g. Although I was normally quite patient, I was beginning to feel he had been left to cool his heels too long.
我雖然好耐性，卻也感到坐冷板凳的滋味了。
