foot
n
(pl feet )
1 [C] lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or animal stands 脚; 足
He rose to his feet, ie stood up. 他站起身来.
walking round the house in bare feet, ie not wearing socks, shoes, etc 光脚围著房子走
[attrib 作定语]
a foot switch, brake, pump, etc, ie operated by one's foot, not one's hand 脚踏开关、 脚煞车、 脚踏泵. =>illus 见插图.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
part of a sock, stocking, etc that covers the foot (袜子等的)足部.
3 [C] (pl feet or, in informal use and attributively, 用於口语或作定语时, 亦作 foot) (abbr 缩写 ft) measure of length
12 inches (长度单位)英尺(12英寸)
We're flying at 35000 feet. 我们飞行的高度是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 作定语]
a 6-foot high wall 6英尺高的墙. =>App 4,5 见附录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 在楼梯底部
They camped at the foot of the mountain. 他们在山脚下露营.
at the foot of the page 在该页的下端.
(b) the lower end of a bed or grave 床或坟墓的尾端
Spare blankets lay at the foot of each bed. 每张床的尾端放有备用毛毯.
5 [U] (arch 古) manner of walking or moving 步态
light/swift/fleet of foot 步履轻盈[敏捷/如飞].
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(诗行中的节奏单位, 一个音步包括一个重读音节和一个或几个非重读音节, 如以下为四个音步
For `men and `men/ may `go.
7 (idm 习语) 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、 事业失败後等)迅速恢复(尤指侥幸). 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 初入一行业、 机构等
It's difficult to get a foot in the door of publishing. 加入出版界是很难的. get/have cold feet => cold1. have feet of `clay have some basic weakness or fault 有某种根本的弱点或错误. have the ball at one's feet => ball1. have, etc one's/both feet on the `ground be sensible, realistic and practical 脚踏实地; 实事求是. have a foot in both `camps have an interest in two different parties or sides, without a commitment to either 脚踩两只船. have one foot in the grave be so old or ill that one is not likely to live much longer 一只脚已踏进坟墓; 行将就木; 死期不远. 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 站稳脚跟(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 用於对某人刚说过的话表示轻蔑的驳斥) nonsense! rubbish!胡说八道! 没这回事! on one's `feet completely recovered from an illness or a set-back (患病或遭受挫折後)完全复原
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*[fut]n. 脚, 步调, 英尺, 底部, 末尾, 步兵vt. 走在...上, 给...换底, 支付vi. 跳舞, 步行, 总计【医】 足; 英尺相关词组: 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...