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
- 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。 - South Korea views its banks 'difficulties with meeting short-term foreign currency debt payments as its Achilles heel.
韩国认为其银行业的阿喀琉斯之踵在于难以满足短期外汇债务的偿债需求。 - 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。 - His Achilles Heel is braking; he has to have a car with good braking stability and suffers if he doesn't get it.
他的命门是刹车,他的赛车需要有相当稳定的刹车系统,如果没有他就会昂倒了。 - 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? - 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。 - English is his Achilles heel.
英语是他的软肋。 - 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。 - The enemy's Achilles heel is his harbor defences.
敌人的弱点在其海港防御。 - The Achilles heel of this economy – ironically – is the trade sector, he says.
具有讽刺意味的是,中国经济的致命要害恰好是贸易领域,他表示。