ADJ Something that is down-at-heel is in bad condition because it has been used too much or has not been cared for properly. If you say that someone is down-at-heel, you mean that they are wearing old, worn clothes because they have little money. 破烂不堪的; 衣服破旧的 [usu ADJ n]
...a down-at-heel disco in central East Berlin.
...一间东柏林中心地段破烂不堪的迪斯科舞厅。
...a down-at-heel waitress in a greasy New York diner.
...纽约一家油腻腻的餐厅里的一位穿着破旧的女侍者。
Affectionately known as Tarzan, Lord Heseltine helped bring about the revival of the London Docklands and down-at-heel parts of Liverpool three decades ago.
Heseltine勋爵被亲切的称为“泰山”、其曾在三十年前帮助实现伦敦老码头区和利物浦贫民区的复兴。
ANGELS, herons, a ghost and a down-at-heel hotel anchor Alice Hoffman's examination of human vulnerability, which she tells through the lives of three different women.
故事伊始画面定格在一些天使，一群苍鹭，一个幽灵和一座破旧肮脏的旅馆，爱丽斯·霍夫曼开始讲述三个女人各自迥异不同的生活，由此审视人性的脆弱。
The town has become very down at heel.
这座城市已变得破败不堪。
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