under the heel of

基本解释

Haitians were originally under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon the third, or whatever.
这可能是一个伪装成悲剧的福音……海地人曾经受法国的奴役，你们知道的，拿破仑三世那会儿，或者其他人。
The midsole and outsole under the heel of this impressive debut splays outward when the foot first hits the ground to soften impact.
这款令人印象深刻的新鞋，其后跟的中底和大底在踏地时会向外延展以起到缓冲作用。
It makes little sense historically either: it includes countries (like Ukraine) that were under the heel of the Soviet empire for decades and those (Albania, say) that only brushed it.
从历史上讲，这种说法也没什么意义：它包括某些被苏联统治长达数十年的国家（如乌克兰），也包括一些只是和苏联有所接触的（如阿尔巴尼亚）。

Besides that, a large piece of present-day Germany lived under the heel of the Soviets for 45 years.
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We have, in fact, two FUP parties—different strokes for different folks—FUP-Blue and FUP-Red, both designed to keep politics in control of our lives and the people under the heel of government.
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