n.
- 腳,足[C]
- (長襪等的)足部[S1]
- 步態[U]
- 最下部,底部[the S][(+of)]
The village is at the
foot of the mountain.
村子在山腳下。
- 呎;英尺[C]
The building is 60
feet high.
這幢房子有六十呎高。
- (詩的)音步[C]
- 【英】(總稱)步兵[K]
vt.
- 步行,走[+it]
We're
footing it instead of riding.
我們以步代車。
The children
footed the whole ten miles.
孩子們步行了足足十英里。
- 做(或換)(襪)底
Mother
footed the stocking.
媽媽給這襪子換了底。
- 【口】支付(帳單或費用)
Our parents
footed the bill for the wedding.
我們的父母親為婚禮支付了費用。
vi.
- 步行
- 跳舞
- 合計為,總計
The bill
footed up to $1,000.
帳單結算總計一千元。
片語
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腳下。
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,我的錢都留在家裡。
drag one's feet
- 拖拉
The boy
drags his feet in doing school work.
這男孩做功課拖拖拉拉。
feet of clay
- 致命的弱點
The president had
feet of clay -- he drank a lot.
總裁有個致命的弱點:他好喝酒。
find one's feet
- 適應環境
I want them to learn to
find their feet.
我要他們學會適應環境。
get a foot in the door
- 獲得機會參加
They tried to
get a foot in the door.
他們試圖加入進來。
have/keep a foot in both camps
- 騎牆
He
keeps a foot in both camps.
他腳踏兩條船。
have one foot in the grave
- 一腳已踏進墳墓;活不了多久
That old man already
has one foot in the grave.
那老人已是一隻腳踏入棺材裡,活不長了。
Don't treat me as though I
had one foot in the grave!
別把我看成好像是個一腳已踏進墳墓的人。
have one's feet on the ground
- 腳踏實地
She is a girl who
has her feet on the ground.
她是個腳踏實地的女孩子。
land on one's feet
- 安然脫險
David has
landed on his feet again.
大衛又僥倖脫離了困境。
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。你連衣服還沒穿呢。"
on foot
- 步行
I go to work
on foot.
我走路去上班。
- 在進行中
It is a new scheme
on foot.
這是項正在實行的新計劃。
on one's feet
- 站立著
I've been
on my feet all day.
我站了一整天。
- 恢復,復原
It's nice to see you
on your feet again.
看到你康復真高興。
- 自立,經濟上獨立
We are financially
on our feet.
我們在經濟上是獨立的。
put/set a foot wrong
- 犯錯誤
He seems never to have
put a foot wrong.
他似乎從不犯錯。
put one's best foot forward/foremost
- 全力以赴
Put your best foot forward and you will succeed.
只要全力以赴你會成功。
put one's foot down
- 果斷行動
She
put her foot down and left home with the baby.
她固執己見,帶著孩子便離家了。
- 加快車速
Jane got afraid when Bob
put his foot down.
鮑伯加快了車速,珍很擔心。
put/get one's feet up
- 休息
Come in and
put your feet up.
進來休息一會兒。
put one's foot in it
- 不得體;犯錯誤
He didn't realize that he had
put his foot in it.
他沒意識到自己做錯了。
set foot in/on
- 到達
I told him never to
set foot in my house again.
我告訴他再也別踏進我家的門。
stand on one's own feet
- 獨立自主
He earns enough to
stand on his own feet.
他賺的錢足以自立。
throw oneself at the feet of sb.
- 崇拜某人
As soon as he met her, he
threw himself at her feet.
他一見到她,就拜倒在她腳下。
under sb.'s feet
- 阻礙著某人
If that man gets
under my feet again, I'll kick him.
那人要再來阻礙我,我就不客氣了。
辨析