shoe
/ˈʃu/KK
變化形
shoes
1.
鞋子
穿在腳上、用來保護腳並方便行走的物品,通常只包住腳部,不會覆蓋腳踝以上。
用法:shoe 可指單隻鞋,shoes 常指一雙鞋或泛指鞋類。若要表達「穿著鞋」,通常說 wear shoes,而不是使用 shoe 作動詞。
These shoes are good for walking to school.
這些鞋子很適合走路去學校。
Please take off your shoes before you enter the house.
進屋前請先脫鞋。
還有 3 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
蹄鐵
釘在馬蹄底部、用來保護馬蹄的彎形金屬片。
用法:作此義時,shoe 可數;為了避免和一般的鞋子混淆,常使用 horseshoe。
A man put a new shoe on the horse's front foot.
一名男子把一個新的馬蹄鐵裝在馬的前腳上。
3.
煞車蹄片;襯塊
機械中的一種零件,常指鼓式煞車內側用來摩擦並減速的弧形煞車蹄片。
用法:通常與其他名詞連用,例如 brake shoe。不要和 brake pad 混用;兩者都是煞車零件,但用於不同的煞車設計。
The man fixing the car said the shoes at the back needed to be changed.
修車的人說,車子後面的煞車蹄片需要更換。
4.
給……穿鞋;給馬裝蹄鐵
作動詞時,指替人穿上鞋子;更常指替馬裝上蹄鐵。
用法:此動詞通常接受詞:shoe someone 或 shoe a horse。日常說「幫孩子穿鞋」更自然的說法常是 put shoes on a child。
A worker shoes the horses every six to eight weeks.
工人每六到八週幫馬換馬蹄鐵。
常見錯誤
I wear a shoe to school.
I wear shoes to school./I wear a pair of shoes to school.
I put on my shoe at the door.
I put on my shoes at the door./I put on a shoe at the door.
I bought a new shoes.
I bought new shoes./I bought a new pair of shoes.
My shoes are very suitable to walk to school.
My shoes are very suitable for walking to school./My shoes are comfortable for walking to school.
相關字詞
學習提示
・鞋店中常見的 a pair of shoes 是「一雙鞋」,不是指兩雙。
・運動鞋在美式英語常說 sneakers;running shoes 則特別指跑步鞋。
・shoe 作動詞並不常用來表示一般的「穿鞋」。日常情境請用 put on shoes、wear shoes 或 take off shoes。