| 词汇 | on someone's or something's heels |
| 释义 | on someone's or something's heels 1 ◊ If you are (close/hard/hot) on someone's or something's heels, you are chasing or following that person or thing very closely.紧随其后 The police were hot on his heels.警察紧跟在他后面。 2 ◊ If something comes or follows close/hard/hot on something's heels or close/hard/hot on the heels of something, it happens very soon afterward.（某事）随即发生 Her decision drew much criticism, and so did the explanation that followed hard on its heels.她的决定和随后的解释都招来了许多批评。 Her second movie followed close on the heels of her successful film debut.她的首部电影取得成功之后，第二部电影很快就上映了。 His resignation comes hard on the heels of the announcement that the company is going bankrupt.公司刚宣布破产，他就辞职了。 heel |
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