Footwork
n. 脚的动作, 脚力, 现场采访活动
📖 牛津释义
footwork
n [U]
(a) manner of moving or using the feet in sports such as boxing or dancing （拳击或舞蹈的）步法.
(b) (fig 比喻) ability to react quickly to sudden danger, new opportunities, etc 应变能力（对突发的危险、 新机遇等做出敏捷反应的能力）
Thanks to agile footwork he always managed to escape his pursuers. 他善於随机应变, 总能摆脱追踪他的人.
🗣️ 情景例句
If I make my own decision,
如果我自己作决定的话，
Yes, of course.
当然可以。
but children were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt.
孩子们只不过被吓得不敢让父母知道自己的想法罢了。