foot

1. N-COUNT Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. 腳

She stamped her foot again. 她又跺了跺腳。

...a foot injury. …腳傷。

2. ADJ A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand. 腳踏的[ADJ n]

I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't. 我試著去踩腳剎，但夠不著。

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. 傘兵和步兵代表政府進入了大樓。

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. 緊張; 害怕

The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms. 政府在改革上變得緊張膽小。

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. (在新環(huán)境) 站住腳

I don't know anyone here but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet. 我在這兒什么人都不認識，但我確信一旦站住腳就會應付過來。

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. 腳踏實地[表贊許]

In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away. 就那方面看來，他需要腳踏實地而不能飄飄然。

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. 我們將船靠岸，然后在這天余下的時間里徒步上島探險。

9. PHRASE If you are on your feet, you are standing up. 站著

Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly. 每個人都站起來熱烈鼓掌。

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. 恢復

You need someone to take the pressure off and help you get back on your feet. 你需要有人為你減減壓，幫你恢復。

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. 走運

He has good looks and charm, and always lands on his feet. 他長相好、有魅力，總走好運。

12. PHRASE If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something from happening. 堅決反對

He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down. 他原計劃在3月獨自去滑雪，但他的妻子堅決反對。

13. PHRASE If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can. 開快車[英國英語]

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. (不經(jīng)意間) 犯錯誤[非正式]

Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it. 我們的主席確實錯了，可憐的人，盡管他還不知道。

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 (尤指坐著或躺著把腳抬高)

After supper he'd put his feet up and read. 晚餐后他會放松休息一下，讀點什么。

16. PHRASE If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes. 不出錯[英國英語]

When he's around, we never put a foot wrong. 他在的時候，我們從不出錯。

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[強調(diào)]

...the day the first man set foot on the moon. …人類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. 我父親并不介意我跟誰結(jié)婚，只要我能夠自立、不靠丈夫就行。

19. PHRASE If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up. 站起來

Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite. 馬隆站起來跟著他的上司走出套房。

The delegates cheered and rose to their feet. 代表們歡呼著站起來。

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. 出師不利

Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot. 雖然他們召集了這次選舉，也為此準備了一段時間，他們還是出師不利。

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 (常用單數(shù)形式表示復數(shù))

This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet. 這座形狀奇特的美麗湖泊周長約一萬五千英尺。

He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high. 他住在一個10英尺長、6英尺寬、10英尺高的小房間里。

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. 大衛(wèi)在樓梯下喊孩子們。

...the foot of the hill. …山腳。

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. 朋友們站在床尾，表情嚴肅地看著她。