down at the heel

常見例句

雙語例句

• 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(xiàn)在卻是衣衫襤褸。
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• 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(xiàn)倫敦老碼頭區(qū)和利物浦貧民區(qū)的複興。

權威例句

• 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
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