英语单词“snap at someone's heels”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
snap atsomeone'sheels
idiomIf ananimalissnappingatyourheels, it isrunningbehind you andtryingtobiteyou.tocompetestronglywith someone and have achanceofsoondefeatingorreplacingthem:With so manyyoungerwomensnappingat herheels, thisyearmay be her lastchancetowinthechampionship.- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor
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Competing and contending (non-sporting)