ankle
ankle — 名詞
- anklesingular
- anklesplural
1. the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim sect
腳踝
腳與小腿相連的關節部位
the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim section of your leg right above the foot.
Amara twisted her ankle while running down the muddy path.
Amara 在泥濘的小路上跑步時扭到了腳踝。
collocation: twist one's ankle
The doctor wrapped a bandage tightly around Mateo's swollen ankle.
醫生用繃帶緊緊包紮 Mateo 腫起來的腳踝。
typical context: injury and treatment
After heavy rain, the children stood up to their ankles in cold water.
下了大雨後，孩子們站在冰冷的水裡，水深及腳踝。
pattern: up to one's ankles in [substance]
Jamal wears ankle support when he plays basketball at school.
Jamal 在學校打籃球時會戴護踝。
compound: ankle support
Grandpa fell on the icy steps and broke his ankle last winter.
去年冬天，爺爺在結冰的階梯上滑倒，摔斷了腳踝。
collocation: break one's ankle
- sprain one's ankle
- twist one's ankle
- break one's ankle
- weak ankle
- ankle support
- up to one's ankles
- talocrural joint
technical anatomical term used in medicine
文法句型
sprain/twist/break + one's ankle
up to one's ankles in + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs of injury (sprain, twist, break, sprain) and as the first element of compounds (ankle boot, ankle support, ankle bracelet).
常見錯誤
同根字
- ankled形容詞C2
- anklet名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- ankle support
- ankle boot
- ankle bracelet
- ankle injury
- ankle sprain
常用片語
- up to one's ankles
- twist an ankle
- sprain an ankle
- break an ankle
介系詞搭配
- around the ankle
- above the ankle
- below the ankle