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instep

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Human, Clothes
in·step /ˈɪnstep/ noun [countable]  1. HBHthe raised part of your foot between your toes and your ankle 脚背2. DCCthe part of a shoe that covers your instep 鞋面
Examples from the Corpus
instepInsteps frequently smash into elbows and need bandaging, but they can be protected by shin or instep pads.Forget about instep crampons or ones without forward facing points, which are only of interest to walkers.Bend right leg and bring foot back and up, holding toot around instep and gently pulling heel in towards right buttock.Seated, she put out one foot like a dancer, instep curved forward.He arched his instep, admiring a blue vein.However, I would suggest that you subsequently attack employing the ball of the foot rather than the injured instep.The bag was resting on my insteps.The hinge connecting the front and rear pieces sits under the instep and lessens the chance of failure due to the metal flexing.
in·step nounChineseSyllable
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instep
instep /ˈɪnstep/ noun [countable]
1. the raised part of your foot between your toes and your ankle
2. the part of a shoe that covers your instep


in·stepBrE /ˈɪnstep/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪnstep/ 🔊 noun
the top part of the foot between the ankle and toes 足背
the part of a shoe that covers the instep 鞋面