at (或 to) heel

(of a dog) close to and slightly behind its owner

（狗）緊跟主人

at (或 on) the heels of

following closely after

緊跟…之后

he headed off with Sammy at his heels.

他率先離開，薩米緊跟其后。

bring someone to heel

bring someone under control

使某人就范

cool (或 英

be kept waiting

久等

down at heel

(of a shoe) with the heel worn down

（鞋）后跟磨損的

in the heel of the hunt

(Irish)at the last minute; finally

(愛爾蘭)在最后一分鐘，在最后時(shí)刻；最后，終于

in the heel of the hunt, the outcome of the match was decided by a penalty.

最后，比賽輸贏由一點(diǎn)球決定。

kick up one's heels

(chieflyN. Amer.)have a lively, enjoyable time

(主北美)度過輕松愉快的時(shí)光

set (或 rock) someone back on their heels

astonish or discomfit someone

使某人震驚（或狼狽）

take to one's heels

run away

逃跑

turn on one's heel

turn sharply round

急向后轉(zhuǎn)

under the heel of

dominated or controlled by

受…支配（或控制）

the Greeks spent several centuries under the heel of the Ottoman Empire.

希臘人在奧托曼帝國(guó)統(tǒng)治下度過了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)。

down at the heels

Having one's shoe heels worn down.

磨損的：鞋跟穿掉了的

Shabby; rundown; poor.

襤褸的：衣衫襤褸的；邋遢的；貧窮的

lay by the heels

To put in fetters or shackles; imprison.

逮捕：給某人戴上鐐銬；把某人逮捕入獄

on the heels of 或 upon the heels of

Directly behind.

跟隨的：徑直跟在后面的

Immediately following.

緊隨其后的