foot
n
(pl feet )
1 [C] lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or animal stands 腳; 足
He rose to his feet, ie stood up. 他站起身來.
walking round the house in bare feet, ie not wearing socks, shoes, etc 光腳圍著房子走
[attrib 作定語]
a foot switch, brake, pump, etc, ie operated by one's foot, not one's hand 腳踏開關、 腳煞車、 腳踏泵. =>illus 見插圖.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
part of a sock, stocking, etc that covers the foot (襪子等的)足部.
3 [C] (pl feet or, in informal use and attributively, 用於口語或作定語時, 亦作 foot) (abbr 縮寫 ft) measure of length
12 inches (長度單位)英尺(12英寸)
We're flying at 35000 feet. 我們飛行的高度是35000英尺.
`How tall are you?'`Five foot nine', ie five feet and nine inches. `你身高多少?'`五英尺九英寸.'
[attrib 作定語]
a 6-foot high wall 6英尺高的墻. =>App 4,5 見附錄4、 5.
4 [sing] the ~ of sth
(a) the lowest part of sth; base or bottom of sth (某物的)最下部, 底部
at the foot of the stairs 在樓梯底部
They camped at the foot of the mountain. 他們在山腳下露營.
at the foot of the page 在該頁的下端.
(b) the lower end of a bed or grave 床或墳墓的尾端
Spare blankets lay at the foot of each bed. 每張床的尾端放有備用毛毯.
5 [U] (arch 古) manner of walking or moving 步態
light/swift/fleet of foot 步履輕盈[敏捷/如飛].
6 [C] unit of rhythm in a line of poetry containing one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables, as in the four divisions of For `men and `men/ may `go 音步(詩行中的節奏單位, 一個音步包括一個重讀音節和一個或幾個非重讀音節, 如以下為四個音步
For `men and `men/ may `go.
7 (idm 習語) be on one's `feet be standing 站著
I've been on my feet all day. 我站了一整天. bind/tie sb hand and foot => hand1. the boot is on the other foot => boot. catch sb on the wrong foot => catch1. cut the ground from under sb's feet => ground1. drag one's feet/heels => drag2. fall/land on one's `feet make a quick recovery after an illness, a business failure, etc, esp through good luck (病後、 事業失敗後等)迅速恢復(尤指僥幸). find one's feet => find. from head to foot/toe => head1. get/have a foot in the door gain/have a first introduction to a profession, an organization, etc 初入一行業、 機構等
It's difficult to get a foot in the door of publishing. 加入出版界是很難的. get/have cold feet => cold1. have feet of `clay have some basic weakness or fault 有某種根本的弱點或錯誤. have the ball at one's feet => ball1. have, etc one's/both feet on the `ground be sensible, realistic and practical 腳踏實地; 實事求是. have a foot in both `camps have an interest in two different parties or sides, without a commitment to either 腳踩兩只船. have one foot in the grave be so old or ill that one is not likely to live much longer 一只腳已踏進墳墓; 行將就木; 死期不遠. have two left feet => left2. in one's stocking feet => stocking. itchy feet => itchy (itch). keep one's `feet keep one's balance, esp on a slippery surface; not fall 站穩腳跟(尤指在很滑的表面上); 不跌倒. let the grass grow under one's feet => grass1. my `foot! (used to express scornful rejection of what sb has just said 用於對某人剛說過的話表示輕蔑的駁斥) nonsense! rubbish!胡說八道! 沒這回事! on one's `feet completely recovered from an illness or a set-back (患病或遭受挫折後)完全復原
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*[fut]n. 腳, 步調, 英尺, 底部, 末尾, 步兵vt. 走在...上, 給...換底, 支付vi. 跳舞, 步行, 總計【醫】 足; 英尺相關詞組: on foot under foot have one foot in the grave put a foot wrong put one's best foot forward put one's foot up pull foot put one's foot in it set foot on... set foot in...