shoe horn

柯林斯詞典

shoehorn /??u??h??n/ (shoehorning,shoehorned,shoehorns)

• 1. N-COUNT A shoehorn is a piece of metal or plastic with a slight curve that you put in the back of your shoe so that your heel will go into the shoe easily. 鞋拔

• 2. V-T If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult. 把...硬塞進(jìn)

  Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces. 他們的車(chē)被硬塞進(jìn)了狹小的空間。

  I was shoehorning myself into my skin-tight ball gown. 我正拼命把自己塞進(jìn)我的緊身晚禮服裡。

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