1. Mike: They're a bit tight. Could you get me a shoehorn? Oh, and one more thing, could you ask how much they are going to cost me? 这稍微有点紧。能给我一个鞋拔吗？哦，还有个事儿，能帮我问一下价格吗？
2. Mike: They're a bit tight. Could you get me a shoehorn? Oh, and one more thing, could you ask how much they are going to cost me? 迈克：这有点挤。可以帮我拿一个鞋塞吗？哦，还有一件事情，可以帮我问一下，这双鞋多少钱吗？
3. At first, we tried to shoehorn these fragments into the prevailing view about the age of the rocks—animals this size must be peculiar dinosaurs or other odd Mesozoic beasts. 由于过去对于这些岩层的年代已有定见，刚开始我们试著把这些碎片硬套进去，认为这种体型的动物必定是很特别的恐龙，要不就是其他古怪的中生代兽类。
英英解释
n.
1. a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
2. make fit for a specific purpose
