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
- It shows that China has already arrived when it can to aero-technology which was its achilles heel.
他说明了中国已经掌握了黄金时期弱项的航空技术。 - These are IMs and emails for me, but we all have our Achilles heel.
每个人都有弱点，对我来说是即时通信工具和邮件。 - Mechanized maize harvest is the Achilles heel in the completely mechanized maize production and it a major researched area in China's agricultural mechanization.
玉米收获机械化是玉米全程机械化的薄弱环节，也是目前我国农业机械化的主攻方向，各地正在积极采取措施以提高玉米机械化水平。 - 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。 - They bruised the Achilles heel of him.
他们击中了他惟一致命的弱点。 - This is the Achilles heel of market economies.
这是市场经济的致命弱点。 - Delegating is so critically important that for many aspiring managers it literally becomes their Achilles Heel& their fatal weak spot that can make or break their careers.
委派工作对于领导者来说极为重要，它甚至成了很多有理想、有抱负的经理人的阿喀琉斯之踵，可能成就、也可能毁掉一个经理人的事业。 - Ben Willmott, of the CIPD, said: Leadership and management capability continues to be an Achilles heel for UK plc, despite mounting evidence that these are skills for growth essentials.
英国特许人事与发展协会的本•威尔默特说：尽管大量证据表明领导能力和管理能力是经济增长的要素，然而这两方面的能力对英国上市有限公司而言依然是个软肋。 - For despite the dull-as-ditchwater reputation, the sector has an Achilles heel: unlike bank accounts, money market funds are not covered by any deposit insurance, and investors can redeem their money at will.
原因在于，尽管享有呆若死水的名声，但货币市场基金业有一个阿喀琉斯之踵：与银行账户存款不同，货币市场基金没有任何存款保险为其提供担保，投资者还可随时赎回。 - English is my Achilles heel.
英文是我的罩门。