shoehorn
['ʃʊ'hɔrn]
- n. 鞋拔
- vt. 硬塞进
词态变化
复数: shoehorns;第三人称单数: shoehorns;过去式: shoehorned;过去分词: shoehorned;现在分词: shoehorning;
中文词源
shoehorn 鞋拔，硬塞
shoe,鞋，horn,角。比喻用法，引申词义硬塞。
英文词源
- shoehorn (v.)
- in the figurative sense of "to put or thrust (something somewhere) by means of a 'tool,' " 1859, from shoehorn (n.). Earlier it meant "to cuckold" (mid-17c.), with a play on horn (n.). Related: Shoehorned.
- shoehorn (n.)
- 1580s, from shoe (n.) + horn (n.); earlier shoeing-horn (mid-15c.).
双语例句
- 1. They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD.
- 他们设法把材料仅仅塞进一张光盘。
来自《权威词典》