C 脚趾；足尖部one of the five parts at the end of one's foot; the part of shoe or sock, etc. that covers the toes

　curl one's ～s　把脚趾蜷缩起来
　keep on one's ～s　保持警觉
　step〔tread〕 on sb's ～s　触怒某人，得罪某人
　big〔little〕 ～　大〔小〕脚趾
　on one's ～s　机警，机灵，活跃，在活动
　～ to ～　旗鼓相当地

　He stepped on my toes.　他踩着我的脚趾了。
　There is a hole in the toe of my sock.　我的这只袜子的脚尖有一个洞。

 ♣ on one's toes
　警觉的；准备行动的　alert; ready
　A policeman has to keep on his toes all the time he's on duty.　警察在执勤时必须时刻保持警覺。

　toe　还可用作动词，意思是“以趾踏触， 用脚尖走；动脚尖”。

　［词源］古英语ta（脚趾）