down at heel

美 [ˌdaʊn ət ˈhiːl]英 [ˌdaʊn ət ˈhiːl]
  • adj.潦倒的;寒酸的
down at heeldown at heel

adj.

潦倒的;寒酸的
looking less attractive and fashionable than before, usually because of a lack of money

The town has become very down at heel.

这座城市已变得破败不堪。

a down-at-heel hotel

寒酸的旅馆

  1. The town has become very down at heel .

    这座城市已变得破败不堪。

  2. My shoes are down at heel ; I must have them repaired .

    我的鞋后跟磨破了,得找人补一补。

  3. He used to dress quite smartly , but he looks very down at heel nowadays .

    他过去衣着讲究,现在却是衣衫褴褛。

  4. He looked somewhat down at heel .

    他看上去有点邋遢。

  5. He 's always so down at heel ; is he hard up or just slovenly ?

    他总是这么邋遢,是生活潦倒还是不修边幅?

  6. Haggard and pale , shabbily or raggedly dressed , their boots broken and down at heel , they slouched past .

    他们形容憔悴,面色苍白,穿得破破烂烂,拖着塌了后跟的鞋子懒懒散散地走过去。

  7. The town is certainly down at heel by comparison with the nearby capital , though it has a mildly exotic flavour in other respects , including five tattoo parlours on the main street .

    与附近的首都相比该镇当然是显得破破烂烂,但它在其它方面拥有一种温和的异国情调,包括在主要街道上的五家纹身店。