at sb's heels if a person or animal is at your heels, they are following closely behind you紧跟着某人，紧随某人之后:•He could hear the dog trotting at his heels.他能听见那条狗小跑着紧紧跟在他后面。at sb's heelsnear; following closely 紧跟在…后面 * He kept at my heels. 他紧紧跟着我。 * Famine often follows at the heels of war. 战争之后常常跟着饥荒。 |