toe

noun

/təʊ/

Idioms

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one of the five small parts that stick out from the foot; any similar part on the foot of an animal or bird脚趾
- the big/little toe (= the largest/smallest toe)大脚趾；小脚趾
- I stubbed my toe on the step.我的脚趾踢在了台阶上。
- Can you touch your toes? (= by bending over while keeping your legs straight)你直腿弯腰够得着你的脚趾吗？
- She wiggled her fingers and toes thoughtfully.她若有所思地扭动手指和脚趾。
- on your toes She stood on her toes and kissed him. 她踮起脚吻了他。
- They are ground birds with long toes and claws.它们是长着长脚趾和爪子的地面鸟。
Homophones toe | tow
toe tow
/təʊ/

/təʊ/
- toe noun
  He stepped on my toe while we were dancing!我们跳舞的时候，他踩了我的脚趾！
- tow verb
  Luckily, a truck came to tow our car to safety.幸运的是，一辆卡车把我们的车拖到了安全的地方。
- He had some kind of fungus between his toes.他有脚癣。
- He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
- I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature.我把脚趾伸进河里试试水温。
- I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window.我踮起双脚朝窗外看。
- Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on.哎哟！你刚才踩的是我的脚。
- She stood on her toes to kiss him.她踮起脚亲他。
- She tapped her toes to the music.她随着音乐轻点脚趾打着节拍。
- The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.鞋子把她的大脚趾挤得很痛。
- Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty.他光着脚，觉得地板上有沙砾。
Topics Bodyb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- pinky
- …
verb + toe
- stand on
- step on
- tread on
- …
toe + verb
- curl
toe + noun
- injury
preposition
- between the/your toes
- on your toes
phrases
- from head to toe
- from top to toe
- the tips of your toes
- …
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the part of a sock, shoe, etc. that covers the toes（袜、鞋等的）足尖部；鞋头
- He kicked the earth with the toe of his boot.他用鞋尖踢了踢地面。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- pinky
- …
verb + toe
- stand on
- step on
- tread on
- …
toe + verb
- curl
toe + noun
- injury
preposition
- between the/your toes
- on your toes
phrases
- from head to toe
- from top to toe
- the tips of your toes
- …
-toed
(in adjectives构成形容词) having the type or number of toes mentioned有…脚趾的
- open-toed sandals露脚趾的凉鞋
- a three-toed sloth三趾树懒
see also pigeon-toed

词源Old English tā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tee and German Zeh, Zehe. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 19th cent.

Idioms

dig your toes/heels in

to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something拒不让步；固执己见
- They dug their toes in and would not lower the price.他们固执己见，不肯降低价格。

dip a toe in/into something | dip a toe in/into the water

(informal) to start doing something very carefully to see if it will be successful or not涉足试试；试做
- We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market.我们决定涉足电脑游戏市场。
Topics Successc2

from head to foot/toe

covering your whole body从头到脚；遍布全身
- We were covered from head to foot in mud.我们浑身是泥。
- She was dressed from head to toe in red.她从头到脚都穿着红色的衣服。

from top to toe

completely; all over从头到脚；浑身上下；全部
- She was dressed in green from top to toe.她从头到脚穿了一身绿。

keep somebody on their toes

to make sure that somebody is ready to deal with anything that might happen by doing things that they are not expecting（通过出其不意的行动）使保持警觉
- Surprise visits help to keep the staff on their toes.突击巡察有助于使员工不致懈怠偷懒。
- The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes.可能要来人视察，这让我们保持着警觉。

make somebody’s toes curl

to make somebody feel embarrassed or uncomfortable使人尴尬；使人难为情
- The man's broad smile made her toes curl.那个男人咧大嘴笑让她感到不自在。
see also toe-curlingTopics Feelingsc2

tread on somebody’s toes (especially British English)

(North American English usually step on somebody’s toes)

(informal) to offend or annoy somebody, especially by getting involved in something that is their responsibility激怒，得罪，冒犯（尤指因插手他人职责）
- I don’t want to tread on anybody’s toes so I’ll keep quiet.我不想冒犯任何人，所以我会保持安静。