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  4. bring to heel

bring to heel

/brɪŋ tuː hiːl/◆成语
使服从

The manager brought the rebellious employee to heel with strict policies.

经理通过严格的政策使叛逆的员工服从。


◆ 真正含义
通过强制手段使某人或某物服从权威或纪律,带有贬义色彩。
¶ 字面意思
字面义为‘使(动物)跟随脚后跟行走’。
字面拆解
bring使...达到某种状态+to heel跟随脚后跟行走
◇ 意境
想象一条训练有素的狗紧跟主人脚后跟行走,象征着完全的服从与控制。
◈ 使用场景
上司通过严格规章制度使下属服从管理;政府强制执行政策使违规企业遵守规定。
◉ 文化注释
该短语源于马术训练,强调纪律与服从。在现代英语中常用于描述权力斗争或强制管制场景。
正式

使某人或某物服从管教,强制遵从规则或权威

The government needs to bring the unruly sectors of the economy to heel.

政府需要使经济中无序的部门服从管制。

After years of defiance, the team finally brought their star player to heel.

经过多年的反抗,球队最终使他们的明星球员服从。

常用于描述强制他人遵守纪律或权威,带有贬义色彩。

搭配

bring someone to heel使某人服从bring a situation to heel使局势得到控制

同义词

subduesubjugatedomesticatediscipline

反义词

releasefreeliberate

相关短语

come to heel短语动词
服从,顺从
in heel短语
在控制之下

专业提示

区分字面义与引申义

字面义为‘使(动物)跟随脚后跟行走’,引申义为‘强制服从’。例如:‘The dog was brought to heel.’(字面义:狗跟随主人脚后跟走)vs. ‘The manager brought the employee to heel.’(引申义:经理使员工服从)。

黄金法则

避免误用场合

该短语通常用于描述强制或权威行为,避免用于描述友好或自愿的情境。例如:‘He brought his friend to heel.’(不当)vs. ‘The dictator brought the rebels to heel.’(适当)。

词源

源于马术术语,指训练马匹服从指令行走在主人身后。'Heel'指马匹跟随主人脚后跟行走的状态。后引申为强制他人服从。

用法说明

常用于正式或半正式场合,带有强制意味。避免用于描述友好或自愿的行为。

单词拆解

bring
使...达到某种状态
verb
+
to heel
服从,跟随
prepositional phrase
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