the joint connecting the foot to the leg; the narrow part of the leg just above the ankle joint 踝;踝关节 to sprain/break/twist your ankle 扭伤/折断/扭伤脚踝 She suffered a serious ankle injury in training. 她在训练中脚踝受了重伤。 to have a broken/twisted/fractured/sprained ankle 脚踝骨折/扭伤/骨折/扭伤 ankle boots (= that cover the ankle) 及踝短筒靴 We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles). 水淹到了我们的脚踝。 My ankles have swollen. 我的两个脚腕子都肿了。 The injury required surgery on his right ankle. 受伤需要对他的右脚踝进行手术。 He will wear an electronic ankle bracelet, which allows police to track him. 他将戴上电子脚踝手镯,这样警察就可以跟踪他。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2I had a broken ankle. 我的一只脚踝摔断了。 She has long legs and slender ankles. 她双腿修长,脚踝也很纤细。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- broken
- injured
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- break
- fracture
- hurt
- …
- injury
- sprain
- bone
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Word OriginOld English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by the noun angle.