ankle
ankle — noun
1. the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim sect
the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim section of your leg right above the foot.
Amara twisted her ankle while running down the muddy path.
collocation: twist one's ankle
The doctor wrapped a bandage tightly around Mateo's swollen ankle.
typical context: injury and treatment
After heavy rain, the children stood up to their ankles in cold water.
Jamal wears ankle support when he plays basketball at school.
Grandpa fell on the icy steps and broke his ankle last winter.
- talocrural joint
technical anatomical term used in medicine
文法句型
sprain/twist/break + one's ankle
up to one's ankles in + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs of injury (sprain, twist, break, sprain) and as the first element of compounds (ankle boot, ankle support, ankle bracelet).