foot
柯林斯词典
- PART OF BODY
1. N-COUNT Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. 脚
She stamped her foot again. 她又跺了跺脚。
...a foot injury. …脚伤。
2. ADJ A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand. 脚踏的[ADJ n]
I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't. 我试着去踩脚刹,但够不着。
3. ADJ A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback. 步行的[ADJ n]
Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf. 伞兵和步兵代表政府进入了大楼。
4. →see also footing
5. PHRASE If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail. 紧张; 害怕
The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms. 政府在改革上变得紧张胆小。
6. PHRASE If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully. (在新环境) 站住脚
I don't know anyone here but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet. 我在这儿什么人都不认识,但我确信一旦站住脚就会应付过来。
7. PHRASE If you say that someone has their feet on the ground, you approve of the fact that they have a sensible and practical attitude toward life, and do not have unrealistic ideas. 脚踏实地[表赞许]
In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away. 就那方面看来,他需要脚踏实地而不能飘飘然。
8. PHRASE If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport. 步行
We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day. 我们将船靠岸,然后在这天余下的时间里徒步上岛探险。
9. PHRASE If you are on your feet, you are standing up. 站着
Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly. 每个人都站起来热烈鼓掌。
10. PHRASE If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal. 恢复
You need someone to take the pressure off and help you get back on your feet. 你需要有人为你减减压,帮你恢复。
11. PHRASE If you say that someone always lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts. 走运
He has good looks and charm, and always lands on his feet. 他长相好、有魅力,总走好运。
12. PHRASE If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something from happening. 坚决反对
He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down. 他原计划在3月独自去滑雪,但他的妻子坚决反对。
13. PHRASE If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can. 开快车[英国英语]
14. PHRASE If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth, they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people. (不经意间) 犯错误[非正式]
Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it. 我们的主席确实错了,可怜的人,尽管他还不知道。
15. PHRASE If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground. 放松休息 (尤指坐着或躺着把脚抬高)
After supper he'd put his feet up and read. 晚餐后他会放松休息一下,读点什么。
16. PHRASE If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes. 不出错[英国英语]
When he's around, we never put a foot wrong. 他在的时候,我们从不出错。
17. PHRASE If you say that someone sets foot in a place, you mean that they enter it or reach it, and you are emphasizing the significance of their action. If you say that someone never sets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there. 涉足; 介入[强调]
...the day the first man set foot on the moon. …人类首次踏上月球的那一天。
18. PHRASE If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their life without help from other people. 自立
My father didn't mind whom I married, so long as I could stand on my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband. 我父亲并不介意我跟谁结婚,只要我能够自立、不靠丈夫就行。
19. PHRASE If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up. 站起来
Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite. 马隆站起来跟着他的上司走出套房。
The delegates cheered and rose to their feet. 代表们欢呼着站起来。
20. PHRASE If someone gets off on the wrong foot in a new situation, they make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way. 出师不利
Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot. 虽然他们召集了这次选举,也为此准备了一段时间,他们还是出师不利。
21. foot in the door→see door
22. to drag your feet→see drag
23. to vote with your feet→see vote
PHRASE
1. N-COUNT A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form "foot" is often used as the plural instead of the plural form "feet." 英尺 (常用单数形式表示复数)
This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet. 这座形状奇特的美丽湖泊周长约一万五千英尺。
He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high. 他住在一个10英尺长、6英尺宽、10英尺高的小房间里。
N-COUNT
1. N-SING Thefootof something is the part that is farthest from its top. 底部
David called to the children from the foot of the stairs. 大卫在楼梯下喊孩子们。
...the foot of the hill. …山脚。
2. N-SING Thefootof a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it. (床) 尾
Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces. 朋友们站在床尾,表情严肃地看着她。
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foot /fʊt/ (feet)
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
foot /fʊt/ (feet)
LOWER END OF SOMETHING
foot /fʊt/ (feet)
剑桥词典
- He tapped his foot to the beat of the music .
- It really hurt when Mark trod on my foot.
- My feet are so cold .
- She stood squarely , with her feet apart .
- I felt a sharp pain in my foot.
- Twelve inches are equal to one foot.
- The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30,000 feet .
- The pond is six feet in diameter .
- The cliffs are eroding several feet a year .
- He's six feet tall .
foot noun (BODY PART)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] plural feetthe part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or animal stands
(人或动物的)脚,足
I've got a blister on my left foot. 我左脚上起了个水疱。
I've been on my feet (= standing ) all day and I'm exhausted . 我一整天都没坐过,可把我给累坏了。
informal You look tired . Why don't you put your feet up (= sit or lie down with your feet resting on something)? “你看上去很疲倦,你休息一会儿吧。”
Please wipe your feet (= clean the bottom of your shoes ) before you come into the house . 进屋前请把鞋底擦干净。
get/rise to your feet
to stand up after you have been sitting
站起来
He rose to his feet when she walked in. 当她走进来时,他站了起来。
on foot
walking
走路,步行
Are you going by bicycle or on foot? 你骑车去还是走路去?
例句
foot noun (MEASUREMENT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] plural feet or foot (written abbreviation ft)a unit of measurement , equal to twelve inches or 0.3048 metres , sometimes shown by the symbol ′
英尺(相当于12英寸或30.48厘米,有时用符号'表示)
The man was standing only a few feet away. 那个男子就站在几英尺远的地方。
She is five feet /foot three inches tall . 她身高5英尺3英寸。
She is 5′ 3″ tall . 她身高5英尺3英寸。
例句
foot noun (BOTTOM)
[ 单数名词 ]the bottom or lower end of a space or object
底部;下端
They built a house at the foot of a cliff . 他们在悬崖脚下建了一所房子。
She dreamed she saw someone standing at the foot of her bed . 她梦见有人站在她的床脚处。
There's a note explaining the quotation at the foot of the page . 在页末对那一段引文有一条注释。
foot noun (POETRY)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] literature specialized plural feeta unit of division of a line of poetry containing one strong beat and one or two weaker ones
(诗的)音步
习语
be back on your feetland on your feet
get your feet wet
get a/your foot in the door
get off on the right/wrong foot
have a foot in both camps
have feet of clay
have one foot in the grave
have/keep your feet on the ground
my foot
更多习语
not put a foot wrong
put your foot down
put your foot in it
hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other
rush/run sb off their feet
set foot in somewhere
under your feet 返回 foot