| 词汇 | down-at-heel |
| 释义 | Idiom down-at-heel British, American & Australian, American badly dressed or in a bad condition because of a lack of money.When I first met her she was down-at-heel but still respectable.The play was set in a down-at-heel hotel in post-war Germany. down-at-heelHaving a worn out, shabby, or cheap appearance, as due to poverty or overuse. A lot of so-called hipsters try to affect a down-at-heel look, a sort of "shabby-chic" appearance out of second-hand clothing. John has been looking increasingly down-at-heel ever since he lost his job last year. down-at-heelBRITISH ordown-at-the-heelsAMERICANCOMMON A down-at-heel person or place looks untidy or in bad condition. He had two rooms above a down-at-heel shop. When I was a down-at-the-heels detective, I couldn't afford to eat here. Note: The image here is of a person wearing shoes with worn-down heels because they do not have the money to repair or replace them. down at heel1 (of a shoe) with the heel worn down. 2 (of a person, place, or thing) with a poor, shabby appearance.ˌdown at ˈheel(of somebody’s appearance) looking poor: Since he lost his job, he has begun to look rather down at heel.This idiom refers to the worn heels of old shoes. |
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