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

• 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。