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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Expensive and problem-prone gearboxes have always been the Achilles heel of conventional Wind Turbines.
昂贵和容易出现问题的变速箱，一直是常规风力涡轮机的致命弱点。 - 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。 - Is being a woman a source of strength in politics – or an Achilles heel?
在政治中，女性身份到底是一个长处，还是一个软肋？ - 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？ - 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。