Achilles

名词 achilles:

1. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

1. He would have made a good pilot but his drinking habit was his Achilles’ heel.
   他本来会成为一名很好的飞行员，不过他的饮酒习惯却成了他的致命弱点。
2. His Achilles' heel was his pride.
   他的致命伤就是骄傲自大。