ankle

noun
🔊/ˈæŋkl/
🔊/ˈæŋkl/
jump to other results
  1. the joint connecting the foot to the leg; the narrow part of the leg just above the ankle joint踝;踝关节
    • to sprain/break/twist your ankle使脚踝扭伤/断裂/扭曲
    • She suffered a serious ankle injury in training.她在训练中脚踝严重受伤。
    • to have a broken/twisted/fractured/sprained ankle脚踝骨折/扭曲/骨折/扭伤
    • ankle boots (= that cover the ankle)及踝短筒靴
    • We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles).水淹到了我们的脚踝。🔊🔊
    • My ankles have swollen.我的两个脚腕子都肿了。🔊🔊
    • The injury required surgery on his right ankle.受伤需要对他的右脚踝进行手术。
    • He will wear an electronic ankle bracelet, which allows police to track him.他将戴着电子脚踝手镯,警察可以追踪他。
    Extra Examples
    • I had a broken ankle.我的一只脚踝摔断了。
    • She has long legs and slender ankles.她双腿修长,脚踝也很纤细。
    Topics Bodya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bad
    • broken
    • injured
    verb + ankle
    • break
    • fracture
    • hurt
    ankle + noun
    • injury
    • sprain
    • bone
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by the noun angle.