shoe
noun [ C ] uk/ʃuː/ us/ʃuː/
A1 鞋
one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually a heel
flat/high-heeled shoes 平跟／高跟鞋
running/tennis shoes 跑步／网球鞋
He put on/took off his new pair of shoes. 他穿上／脱下他那双新鞋。
Hurry and do up/lace up your shoes. 快点儿把鞋带系好。
a shoe shop 鞋店
（同horseshoe）
a horseshoe
- More examples
- I got some shoes cheap in the sale.
- Do your shoes up before you trip over.
- These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.
- handmade shoes
- His shoes left muddy marks on the floor.
Idioms
be in someone's shoesidiom informal 处于（某人）的境地（通常指恶劣或困难的处境）
to be in the situation, usually a bad or difficult situation, that another person is in
I wouldn't like to be in Mike's shoes when the boss hears what he's done! 要是老板知道了迈克的所作所为，他的日子可就不好过了，我可不想象他那样！
if I were in your shoesidiom informal 如果我是你
used when you want to tell someone what you would do in their situation
If I were in your shoes, I think I'd write to her rather than try to explain over the phone. 如果我是你，我想我会给她写信而不是在电话里向她解释。
step into someone's shoesidiom (also fill someone's shoes) 取代（某人）;接替（某人）的工作
to take someone's place, often by doing the job they have just left
Who do you think will step into Sarah's shoes when she goes? 萨拉走后，你认为谁会接替她的工作？
shoe
verb [ T ] uk/ʃuː/ us/ʃuː/ shoeing | shod or shoed
给（马）钉蹄铁
If you shoe a horse, you nail a horseshoe (= a curved piece of metal) to one or each of its feet.