down at the heel
基本解释
- （鞋履）後跟破損的
- 不整潔的
- 邋遢的
英汉例句
- Old houses sometimes look down - at - the - heel.
老房子有時看起來破舊不堪。 - He used to dress quite smartly, but he looks very down at the heel nowadays.
他過去衣著講究，現在卻是衣衫襤褸。
www.dreye.com.cn - Affectionately known as Tarzan, Lord Heseltine helped bring about the revival of the London Docklands and down-at-heel parts of Liverpool three decades ago.
Heseltine勛爵被親切的稱爲“泰山”、其曾在三十年前幫助實現倫敦老碼頭區和利物浦貧民區的複興。 - For the time being, strong family ties help keep destitution at bay for most of the down-at-heel.
ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia on the dole - The town is certainly down at heel by comparison with the nearby capital, though it has a mildly exotic flavour in other respects, including five tattoo parlours on the main street.
ECONOMIST: Japanese immigration - Leave the glitzy heart of Riyadh or Jeddah, the two main cities, and you find down-at-heel suburbs where poor Saudis live side by side with poor Asian and African workers.
ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia