shoe

noun
🔊/ʃuː/
🔊/ʃuː/
Idioms
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  1. one of a pair of objects usually made of leather or plastic that you wear on your feet
    • a pair of shoes一双鞋
    • patent leather/suede shoes漆皮/麂皮鞋
    • comfortable/sensible shoes舒适/合情合理的鞋子
    • high-heeled shoes高跟鞋
    • running shoes跑鞋
    • She soon regretted wearing her new shoes.她很快后悔穿新鞋。
    • He ran out into the street despite having no shoes on.他没穿鞋就跑到街上。
    • I was putting my shoes on when the phone rang.电话响时,我正在穿鞋。
    • He took his shoes and socks off.他脱掉鞋袜。🔊🔊
    • What's your shoe size?你穿多大的鞋?🔊🔊
    • a shoe brush鞋刷
    • shoe polish鞋油
    • Florence has some fantastic shoe shops. 佛罗伦萨有一些很棒的鞋店。
    • The sole of the shoe is made of hard leather.鞋底由硬质皮革制成。
    see also court shoe, deck shoe, gym shoe, skate shoe, snowshoe, tennis shoe, track shoe
    Extra Examples
    • I've had my shoes resoled.我找人换了鞋底。
    • She wore a dark blue dress with matching shoes.她身穿一条暗蓝色的裙子,脚蹬一双搭配得体的鞋。
    • The shoes, though elegant, pinched her feet terribly.她这双鞋很精致,但很夹脚。
    • a sturdy pair of walking shoes一双耐磨的轻便鞋
    • to break in a new pair of shoes使新鞋逐渐合脚
    Topics Clothes and Fashiona1, Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • stout
    • strong
    … of shoes
    • pair
    verb + shoe
    • put on
    • slip on
    • kick off
    shoe + verb
    • fit (somebody)
    • pinch something
    • squeak
    shoe + noun
    • polish
    • size
    • shop
    phrases
    • the heel of a shoe
    • the sole of a shoe
    • the toe of a shoe
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  2. (also horseshoe)
    a piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse’s foot. A horseshoe is often used as a symbol of good luck.给(马)钉蹄铁
  3. see also hot shoe
    Word OriginOld English scōh (noun), scōg(e)an (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoen and German Schuh.
Idioms
be in somebody’s shoes | put yourself in somebody’s shoes
  1. to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person’s situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one处于某人的境地;设身处地
    • I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when they find out about it.等他们弄清事情真相的时候,你的日子就很不好过了。🔊🔊
    • Well what would you do? Just put yourself in my shoes.那么你会怎么做?只要把自己放在我的鞋子里。
fill somebody’s shoes/boots
  1. to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there妥善代职
if I were in your shoes
  1. used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to somebody(引出建议)要是我处在你的境地,换了我是你的话
    • If I were in your shoes, I'd resign immediately.要是我处在你的地位,我就立刻辞职。🔊🔊
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
if the shoe fits (, wear it) (North American English)
(British English if the cap fits (, wear it))
  1. if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism有则改之
shake in your boots/shoes
  1. (informal) to be very frightened or nervous非常害怕(或紧张);战战兢兢;心惊肉跳Topics Feelingsc2
the shoe is on the other foot (North American English)
(British English the boot is on the other foot)
  1. used to say that a situation has changed so that somebody now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them情况正好相反;宾主易位
step into somebody’s shoes
  1. to continue a job or the work that somebody else has started接替某人的工作
    • She stepped into her father’s shoes when he retired.父亲退休时,她走进了父亲的鞋子。

shoe

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shoe
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he / she / it shoes
🔊/ʃuːz/
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past simple shod
🔊/ʃɒd/
🔊/ʃɑːd/
past participle shod
🔊/ʃɒd/
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-ing form shoeing
🔊/ˈʃuːɪŋ/
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  1. shoe something to put one or more horseshoes on a horse给(马)钉蹄铁
    • The horses were sent to the blacksmith to be shod.马送到铁匠那儿钉马掌去了。🔊🔊
    Word OriginOld English scōh (noun), scōg(e)an (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoen and German Schuh.