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.
  1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
     霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。

双语例句

• The enemy's Achilles heel is his harbor defences.
  敌人的弱点在其海港防御。
• 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。
• A deepening of the European crisis won't leave China unscathed. But exposure to Europe won't prove China's Achilles heel.
  欧债危机的继续深化不会令中国毫发无损，但对欧洲存在风险敞口并非中国的致命要害。
• Its failure to create the conditions for the emergence of a political class is the achilles heel of Hong Kong's system.
  它未能创造条件，促成政治阶层的形成，这是香港体制的致命弱点。
• 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。
• English is my Achilles heel.
  英文是我的罩门。
• The dark's true Achilles heel is the torpedoed monetary system which is on its last legs.
  黑暗势力的真实弱点是他们的货币系统。
• English is his Achilles heel.
  英语是他的软肋。
• 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。
• 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。