Achilles heel
英 [əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl]
美 [əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl]
n. 致命弱点; 致命的缺陷
牛津词典
noun
- 致命弱点；致命的缺陷
a weak point or fault in sb's character, which can be attacked by other people
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 阿喀琉斯的脚踵；致命弱点
Someone'sAchilles heelis the weakest point in their character or nature, where it is easiest for other people to attack or criticize them.- Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。
- Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
双语例句
- A deepening of the European crisis won't leave China unscathed. But exposure to Europe won't prove China's Achilles heel.
欧债危机的继续深化不会令中国毫发无损，但对欧洲存在风险敞口并非中国的致命要害。 - His Achilles Heel is braking; he has to have a car with good braking stability and suffers if he doesn't get it.
他的命门是刹车，他的赛车需要有相当稳定的刹车系统，如果没有他就会昂倒了。 - So the living conditions of atomization and fragmentation become Achilles heel of peasants 'interest expression.
原子化、碎片化的生存状态，也因此成为了农民利益表达的阿喀琉斯之踵。 - Expensive and problem-prone gearboxes have always been the Achilles heel of conventional Wind Turbines.
昂贵和容易出现问题的变速箱，一直是常规风力涡轮机的致命弱点。 - Is being a woman a source of strength in politics – or an Achilles heel?
在政治中，女性身份到底是一个长处，还是一个软肋？ - For despite the dull-as-ditchwater reputation, the sector has an Achilles heel: unlike bank accounts, money market funds are not covered by any deposit insurance, and investors can redeem their money at will.
原因在于，尽管享有呆若死水的名声，但货币市场基金业有一个阿喀琉斯之踵：与银行账户存款不同，货币市场基金没有任何存款保险为其提供担保，投资者还可随时赎回。 - It shows that China has already arrived when it can to aero-technology which was its achilles heel.
他说明了中国已经掌握了黄金时期弱项的航空技术。 - Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。 - Housing is the Achilles heel of the recovery and Bernanke is not about to let borrowing costs move too far against him.
房地产市场是经济复苏的‘阿喀琉斯之踵’，伯南克不会让借贷成本违背他的意愿增长太高。 - The Achilles heel of the Australian economy today is that, although its structure is geared to international trade, its participation in trade has declined.
澳大利亚今天经济中的阿可琉斯的后脚跟是：虽然它在不断的参与世界贸易，但是它在世界贸易的地为已经下降。注。