美国公司称找到高跟鞋最佳设计方案
时间:2015-05-08 07:33:12
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Towering stilettos may be the height of fashion – but coping with the pain and discomfort1 they cause can be a tall order, as millions of women will testify.
穿上细高跟鞋可谓登上时尚的顶峰了——但数百万女同胞们可以证明,要忍受穿上它的疼痛与不适太难了。
Now, though, one entrepreneur claims she has finally found the formula for high heels that are as comfortable as trainers.
Dolly Singh, a former executive with a US space transport company, called on experts including a rocket scientist, an astronaut and an orthopaedic surgeon to help her create the ultimate comfy heels using hi-tech plastics.
Ms Singh managed to convince the scientists to tackle it as a 'serious engineering problem' and their first pair of stilettoes is due to go on sale in a few months' time.
Unlike traditional stilettoes, which are based on a metal foot plate and rod for a heel, the Thesis Couture shoes are made of
high-tech2 plastics and polymers.
Designed to distribute the wearer's body weight from heel to toe, aerospace-grade
foams3 in the sole reduce the impact of each step on the foot by up to 50 per cent.
But such
functional4 fashion does come at a price – up to £600 a pair, to be precise.
The first shoes, with heels around three inches high, are expected to go on sale in the autumn.
Ms Singh admits they will not have exactly the same feeling as 'tennis shoes', but believes women will find them dramatically more comfortable.
She said: 'It's really important for comfortable and sexy to work together.'
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discomfort
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| n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 |
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- One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
- She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
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high-tech
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| adj.高科技的 |
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- The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展,这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
- The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
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foams
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| n.泡沫,泡沫材料( foam的名词复数 ) |
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- The sea water foams under the bow. 海水在船首下面泛起浪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The meter handles gases, liquids, foams, and slurries. 这流量计可以处理气体,液体,泡沫状物和稀浆等。 来自辞典例句
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functional
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| adj.为实用而设计的,具备功能的,起作用的 |
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- The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了,但现在可以用了。
- The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的,只是为了实用。
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