the Achilles' heel
基本解释
- 唯一弱点
- 薄弱环节
英汉例句
- Radioactive Waste Is the Achilles' Heel of Nuclear Power.
放射性核废料是核能的致命缺陷？ - Parsing is the Achilles' heel of Ruby implementations and for us it is a non-issue.
解析就是Ruby的阿基里斯的脚跟，而且对我们来说毫无意义。 - The Achilles' heel is that Mr. Ahmadinejad's popular appeal only works when the West is unpopular, and nothing could be more unpopular to Iranians than a US-inspired attack.
阿基里斯之踵在于只有当西方不受欢迎时内贾德的民众吸引力才奏效，而且对伊朗人来说没有什么比美国授意的袭击更不受欢迎的了。 - He says their research has identified an "Achilles' heel" of the parasite - an enzyme that is needed for the parasite's survival.
- But Achilles, of course, he got him in the heel where he didn't have any armor.
但阿喀琉斯,是脚踵中箭,他也是没有穿盔甲的
耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选 - But then the price of the edible oils used in many of its products--the Achilles' heel of the food distribution business--started gyrating.
FORBES: Magazine Article - Morris says he favors new renewable sources, but the "Achilles' heel" for solar and wind is the fact that the sun shines brighter and the wind blows harder in the West and Great Plains.
NPR: Challenges Ahead For Obama's Energy Plan