heel turn
名词 n.
英 /ˈhiːl təːn/
美 /ˈhil ˌtɚn/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.
— The lady's step would then need to be drastically foreshortened, and would degenerate into a heel turn—not infrequent with beginners.
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A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s).
— Undoubtedly my old diagram was wrong in omitting to show cusps for the heel turns: […]
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An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.
— And on he strode into the opposite dark / Till presently the harsh heel's turn, a spark / I' the stone,[…]
- An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.; A radical change (of mind, opinion, etc.).
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A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain
— As a result of the heel turn, [Riki] Choshu was instantly elevated as a headliner and feuded with [Tatsumi] Fujinami in main events for two years over the WWF [World Wrestling Federation] International Heavyweight strap.
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A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain; A situation in which someone changes from being a hero into a villain.
— More than any other episode to date, “The Last Of The Starks” heralds Daenerys’ heel turn. She’s been poised for it for some time, though the timing varies depending on the character perspective—Varys has always been ready to fly to another camp if he felt something was amiss or he just found a more viable candidate, while Tyrion [Lannister] and Jon [Snow] still want to serve her.
词形变化
词源
From heel (“rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg”) + turn; sense 2 (“act of turning around abruptly”) is derived from turn heel or turn on one’s heel.
Sense 4 ("A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain") is a pun on the word heel, which also means “a headlining wrestler whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits”.
Sense 4 ("A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain") is a pun on the word heel, which also means “a headlining wrestler whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits”.
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