shoe-leather

短语

皮鞋；[皮革] 制鞋皮革

发音

UK /ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/
AU
US /ˈʃuːˌlɛðɚ/

词形变化

shoe-leathers 复数

别名

shoe leather

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Leather that is used to make shoes.

    可数 不可数

    Notable in feminine footgear of the first two decades was the increasing number of different shoe leathers consisting of box calf, white calf, colored kids, buck and antelope.

  2. 2.

    Leather from which shoes are made that is worn out through walking.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    The sweat of one's brow; effort; investigatory effort.

    可数 习语 不可数 引申义

    They expended a lot of shoe-leather in hunting down every lead.

  4. 4.

    Tough meat, especially cheap meat.

    可数 贬义 比喻 俚语 不可数

    The school certainly wasn't breaking the bank by feeding us — when it wasn't gruel it was shoe-leather.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.

    习语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

leather

词源

From shoe + leather.

来源：wiktionary