a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
双语例句
1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
打羽毛球时,我的跟腱撕裂了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Spelling is my Achilles'heel.
我最伤脑筋的弱点是拼写出错.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Achilles and Heracles were ancient Greek heroes.
阿基里斯和海格立斯[何克力士]是古希腊的英雄.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. According to another tradition, Achilles was the victim of a plot.
根据另一个传说, 阿喀琉斯是一场阴谋的受害者.
来自辞典例句
He would have made a good pilot but his drinking habit was his Achilles’ heel. 他本来会成为一名很好的飞行员,不过他的饮酒习惯却成了他的致命弱点。