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shoehorn

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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shoe·horn, shoe-horn /ˈʃuːhɔːn $ -hɔːrn/ noun [countable]  DCCa curved piece of metal or plastic that you put inside the back of a shoe when you put it on, to help your heel go in easily 鞋拔5 see picture at 见图 shoe1
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shoehornShe was wearing biker leathers and cowboy boots which all looked as if they'd been applied with the aid of a shoehorn.
shoe·horn nounChineseSyllable
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shoehorn
shoehorn , shoe-horn /ˈʃuːhɔːn $ -hɔːrn/ noun [countable]
a curved piece of metal or plastic that you put inside the back of a shoe when you put it on, to help your heel go in easily


shoe·hornBrE /ˈʃuːhɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrn/ 🔊 nouna curved piece of plastic or metal, used to help your heel slide into a shoe 鞋拔
shoe·hornBrE /ˈʃuːhɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shoehorn BrE /ˈʃuːhɔːn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it shoehorns BrE /ˈʃuːhɔːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrnz/ 🔊past simple shoehorned BrE /ˈʃuːhɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/ 🔊past participle shoehorned BrE /ˈʃuːhɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/ 🔊 -ing form shoehorning BrE /ˈʃuːhɔːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃuːhɔːrnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth + adv./prep. to succeed in putting sth into a small space or a place where it does not fit very easily 把…硬塞进They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD. 他们设法把材料全部塞进一张光盘。🔊🔊