n.
- 脚,足[C]
- (长袜等的)足部[S1]
- 步态[U]
- 最下部,底部[the S][(+of)]
The village is at the
foot of the mountain.
村子在山脚下。
- 英尺[C]
The building is 60
feet high.
这幢房子有六十尺高。
- (诗的)音步[C]
- 【英】(总称)步兵[K]
vt.
- 步行,走[+it]
We're
footing it instead of riding.
我们以步代车。
The children
footed the whole ten miles.
孩子们步行了足足十英里。
- 做(或换)(袜)底
Mother
footed the stocking.
妈妈给这袜子换了底。
- 【口】支付(帐单或费用)
Our parents
footed the bill for the wedding.
我们的父母亲为婚礼支付了费用。
vi.
- 步行
- 跳舞
- 合计为,总计
The bill
footed up to $1,000.
帐单结算总计一千元。
短语
at sb.'s feet
- 在某人的支配下
She can have all the boys
at her feet.
她能使所有的男孩都拜倒在她的脚下。
catch sb. on the wrong foot
- 使某人措手不及
He
caught me on the wrong foot -- I left all my money at home.
他令我措手不及,我的钱都留在家里。
drag one's feet
- 拖拉
The boy
drags his feet in doing school work.
这男孩做功课拖拖拉拉。
feet of clay
- 致命的弱点
The president had
feet of clay: he drank a lot.
总裁有个致命的弱点:他好喝酒。
find one's feet
- 适应环境
I want them to learn to
find their feet.
我要他们学会适应环境。
get a foot in the door
- 获得机会参加
They tried to
get a foot in the door.
他们试图加入进来。
have/keep a foot in both camps
- 骑墙
He
keeps a foot in both camps.
他脚踏两条船。
have one foot in the grave
- 一脚已踏进坟墓;活不了多久
That old man already
has one foot in the grave.
那老人已是一只脚踏入棺材里,活不长了。
Don't treat me as though I
had one foot in the grave!
别把我看成好像是个一脚已踏进坟墓的人。
have one's feet on the ground
- 脚踏实地
She is a girl who
has her feet on the ground.
她是个脚踏实地的女孩子。
land on one's feet
- 安然脱险
David has
landed on his feet again.
戴维又侥幸脱离了困境。
my foot
- 算了
--"I'll be ready very soon." --"Ready,
my foot! You're still not dressed."
—“我就要好了。” —“好了,得了吧。你连衣服还没穿呢。”
on foot
- 步行
I go to work
on foot.
我走路去上班。
- 在进行中
It is a new scheme
on foot.
这是项正在实行的新计划。
on one's feet
- 站立着
I've been
on my feet all day.
我站了一整天。
- 恢复,复原
Ford Motor Company is finally back
on its feet after years of low sales.
多年销售业绩低落之后,福特汽车公司总算有了起色。
It's nice to see you
on your feet again.
看到你康复真高兴。
- 自立,经济上独立
We are financially
on our feet.
我们在经济上是独立的。
put/set a foot wrong
- 犯错误
He seems never to have
put a foot wrong.
他似乎从不犯错。
put one's best foot forward/foremost
- 全力以赴
Put your best foot forward and you will succeed.
只要全力以赴你会成功。
put one's foot down
- 果断行动
She
put her foot down and left home with the baby.
她固执己见,带着孩子便离家了。
- 加快车速
Jane got afraid when Bob
put his foot down.
鲍勃加快了车速,简很担心。
put/get one's feet up
- 休息
Come in and
put your feet up.
进来休息一会儿。
put one's foot in it
- 不得体;犯错误
He didn't realize that he had
put his foot in it.
他没意识到自己做错了。
set foot in/on
- 到达
I told him never to
set foot in my house again.
我告诉他再也别踏进我家的门。
stand on one's own feet
- 独立自主
He earns enough to
stand on his own feet.
他赚的钱足以自立。
throw oneself at the feet of sb.
- 崇拜某人
As soon as he met her, he
threw himself at her feet.
他一见到她,就拜倒在她脚下。
under sb.'s feet
- 阻碍着某人
If that man gets
under my feet again, I'll kick him.
那人要再来阻碍我,我就不客气了。
辨析