He used to dress quite smartly, but he looks very down at the heel nowadays.

他过去衣着讲究，现在却是衣衫褴褛。

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The town has become very down at heel.

这座城市已变得破败不堪。

《牛津词典》

He pulled up his slippers at the heel, for he had trodden them down.

他把脚上的拖鞋拉了起来，因为他把拖鞋踩坏了。

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For the time being, strong family ties help keep destitution at bay for most of the down-at-heel.

ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia on the dole

The town is certainly down at heel by comparison with the nearby capital, though it has a mildly exotic flavour in other respects, including five tattoo parlours on the main street.

ECONOMIST: Japanese immigration

Leave the glitzy heart of Riyadh or Jeddah, the two main cities, and you find down-at-heel suburbs where poor Saudis live side by side with poor Asian and African workers.

ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia