the Achilles' heel
基本解釋
- 唯一弱點
- 薄弱環(huán)節(jié)
英漢例句
- Radioactive Waste Is the Achilles' Heel of Nuclear Power.
放射性核廢料是核能的致命缺陷? - Parsing is the Achilles' heel of Ruby implementations and for us it is a non-issue.
解析就是Ruby的阿基里斯的腳跟,而且對我們來說毫無意義。 - The Achilles' heel is that Mr. Ahmadinejad's popular appeal only works when the West is unpopular, and nothing could be more unpopular to Iranians than a US-inspired attack.
阿基里斯之踵在于只有當西方不受歡迎時內賈德的民眾吸引力才奏效,而且對伊朗人來說沒有什么比美國授意的襲擊更不受歡迎的了。 - He says their research has identified an "Achilles' heel" of the parasite - an enzyme that is needed for the parasite's survival.
- But Achilles, of course, he got him in the heel where he didn't have any armor.
但阿喀琉斯,是腳踵中箭,他也是沒有穿盔甲的
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節(jié)選 - But then the price of the edible oils used in many of its products--the Achilles' heel of the food distribution business--started gyrating.
FORBES: Magazine Article - Morris says he favors new renewable sources, but the "Achilles' heel" for solar and wind is the fact that the sun shines brighter and the wind blows harder in the West and Great Plains.
NPR: Challenges Ahead For Obama's Energy Plan