Her shoes were scuffed and down at heel.她的鞋坏了, 鞋跟都磨掉了。

this once grand and now a little down at heel Piccadilly hotel皮卡迪利这家曾经富丽堂皇如今已经显得有些破旧的酒店

The place struck me as distinctly dilapidated and down at heel.这个地方给我留下的印象是十分荒凉和破败。

The protagonist is middle-aged, down at heel and heading for professional oblivion.主人公是一位邋里邋遢、事业每况愈下的中年人。