shoe horn

柯林斯词典

shoehorn /ˈʃuːˌhɔːn/ (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...硬塞进

  Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces. 他们的车被硬塞进了狭小的空间。

  I was shoehorning myself into my skin-tight ball gown. 我正拼命把自己塞进我的紧身晚礼服里。

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