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.
  1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
     霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。

双语例句

• But could it be the Achilles heel of the financial markets?
  然而，CDS是否会是金融市场的阿珂琉斯之踵？
• This is the Achilles heel of market economies.
  这是市场经济的致命弱点。
• Its failure to create the conditions for the emergence of a political class is the achilles heel of Hong Kong's system.
  它未能创造条件，促成政治阶层的形成，这是香港体制的致命弱点。
• Ben Willmott, of the CIPD, said: Leadership and management capability continues to be an Achilles heel for UK plc, despite mounting evidence that these are skills for growth essentials.
  英国特许人事与发展协会的本•威尔默特说：尽管大量证据表明领导能力和管理能力是经济增长的要素，然而这两方面的能力对英国上市有限公司而言依然是个软肋。
• 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？
• South Korea views its banks 'difficulties with meeting short-term foreign currency debt payments as its Achilles heel.
  韩国认为其银行业的阿喀琉斯之踵在于难以满足短期外汇债务的偿债需求。
• 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。
• These are IMs and emails for me, but we all have our Achilles heel.
  每个人都有弱点，对我来说是即时通信工具和邮件。
• 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。
• 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。