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
- 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。 - Marketing and advertising could be the "Achilles Heel" in China's automotive dream.
行销与广告可能是中国汽车梦想的“要害”。 - English is his Achilles heel.
英语是他的软肋。 - Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。 - The key to all this is to recognise that private, not public, finance, has been the Achilles heel of the system.
所有这一切的关键在于,要认识到欧元区的阿喀琉斯之踵不是公共金融,而是私人金融。 - 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? - English is my Achilles heel.
英文是我的罩门。 - 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。 - The paper suggests that botnets'command and control mechanism may be their Achilles heel.
该文件提出僵尸网络的指挥和控制机制可能是其致命弱点。 - 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。