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shoehorn

/shoo-hawrn/US // ˈʃuˌhɔrn //UK // (ˈʃuːˌhɔːn) //

鞋拔子,鞋拔,鞋帽,鞋楦

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to force into a limited or tight space: Can you shoehorn four of us into the back seat of your car?

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininsert

Examples

  • Even adults like to shoehorn their bottoms into a malleable rubber swing and take a ride down memory lane.

  • It might difficult, however, to shoehorn Mourdock into the role of Tea Party wacko.

  • She is likely to shoehorn her pain into lugubrious scenarios that are perfect for country-music videos.

  • To dig up de profundis a shoehorn that you need is a more remarkable achievement than to unearth a new Pompeii.

  • He had a shaven cranium, and his tight scalp might have been slipped over the bony bosses of his head with a shoehorn.

  • Do you know that some mornings he has to get his hat on with a shoehorn.

  • He certainly has arrived at what a witty American friend of mine would call the "Shoehorn stage."

  • He cant find a shoehorn with which to get into his breeches.