ankle

ankle — 名詞

1. the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim sect

1.名詞A2
釋義

腳踝

腳與小腿相連的關節部位

the part of your body where your foot bends and joins your leg, or the slim section of your leg right above the foot.

例句

Amara twisted her ankle while running down the muddy path.

Amara 在泥濘的小路上跑步時扭到了腳踝。

collocation: twist one's ankle

The doctor wrapped a bandage tightly around Mateo's swollen ankle.

醫生用繃帶緊緊包紮 Mateo 腫起來的腳踝。

typical context: injury and treatment

同義詞

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).

常見錯誤

❌I hurt my ankel.
✅I hurt my ankle.
💡common spelling slip; the silent 'le' ending follows 'ank'.
❌She broke the ankle.
✅She broke her ankle.
💡body parts take a possessive (her/his/my), not the definite article 'the'.