单词 | foot |
释义 | Related topics: Measurementfoot1 /fʊt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural feet /fiːt/) [countable] 1 body part 身体部位HBA the part of your body that you stand on and walk on 脚,足 My foot hurts. 我脚痛。 I had blisters on the soles of my feet. 我的脚底起泡了。 I dropped a glass earlier, so don’t walk around in bare feet. 我刚才打破了一个玻璃杯,所以不要光着脚到处走。 The vet examined the horse’s hind feet. 兽医检查了马的后蹄。 Don’t wipe your feet on the carpet! 别在地毯上蹭脚! She stood on the platform, her suitcase at her feet. 她站在月台上,手提箱放在脚边。2 measurement 尺寸 (plural feet or foot) (written abbreviation ft)TM a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or about 30 centimetres 英尺 He’s six feet tall, with blonde hair. 他身高六英尺,一头金发。 Mark was standing just a few feet away from me. 马克就站在离我几英尺远的地方。 I’d say she’s about five foot three (=five feet and three inches). 我猜她大约五英尺三英寸高。a one-/two-/three- etc foot something a four-foot wall 一堵四英尺高的墙square feet/cubic feet 15,000 square feet of office space 15,000平方英尺的办公空间3 BOTTOM PART 底部the foot of something BOTTOMthe lowest or bottom part of something 某物的底部,某物的下端the foot of the stairs/ladder etc He walked to the foot of the stairs. 他走到楼梯下面。the foot of a mountain/cliff etc a small cottage at the foot of the hill 山脚下的一间小村舍at the foot of something a large wooden trunk at the foot of his bed 他床脚的一个大木箱 The date is shown at the foot of the page. 日期显示在页末。4 on foot WALKif you go somewhere on foot, you walk there 步行 It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes by car. 步行去大约需要30分钟,如果坐车去,则需要10分钟。n Grammar ✗ Don’t say: by foot5 get/jump/rise etc to your feet STANDto stand up after you have been sitting 直起身来/跳起来/站起身来等 He leapt to his feet and ran outside. 他跳起来,跑了出去。6 on your feet a) STANDto be standing for a long time without having time to sit down 〔长时间〕站立着 The worst thing about working in the shop is that you’re on your feet all day. 在商店里工作最不好的就是要整天站着。 → dead on your feet at dead1(8) b) STANDto be standing up 站起来 As soon as the bell rang the class were on their feet and out of the door. 铃声一响,全班学生就立即起身跑到门外去了。 c) to feel better again after being ill and in bed 〔生病卧床后〕恢复健康 We’ll soon have you on your feet again. 我们很快就会让你恢复健康。7 be/get back on your feet to have enough money again, or to be successful again after having problems 重新富有;东山再起 I need to get back on my feet again and forget all this. 我得重新振作起来,忘掉这一切。8 off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking 坐着;躺着 The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days. 医生嘱咐我躺几天。9 knock/lift etc somebody off their feet to make someone fall over 撞倒某人/使某人双脚离地 They were blown off their feet by the force of the explosion. 他们被爆炸的冲力掀倒在地。10 be rushed/run off your feet BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy 非常忙碌,忙得脚不沾地 Before Christmas, most salespeople are rushed off their feet. 圣诞节前,大多数销售人员忙得脚不沾地。11 set foot in something ENTERto go to or enter a place 进入某处,踏进某处 She swore she would never set foot in his house again. 她发誓再也不会踏进他的住处一步。12 be/get under your feet ANNOYto annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want 在身边纠缠,妨碍 I hate summer vacation. The kids are under my feet all day long. 我不喜欢暑假,孩子们整天缠着我。13 put your foot down a) INSISTto say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something 果断行事,坚持立场;坚决阻止 You’ll just have to put your foot down and tell him he can’t stay out on school nights. 你一定要态度坚决,告诉他如果第二天要上学,晚上就不能在外面逗留。 b) informalTTC to make a car go faster 踩下油门,加快车速14. put your feet up informalREST to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something 搁起脚休息15 put your foot in it especially British English, put your foot in your mouth especially American EnglishMISTAKE to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone 失言,讲错话,〔因说话随便而〕惹怒人 I’ve really put my foot in it this time. I didn’t realize that was her husband! 我这次真是讲错话了,我没想到那人是她的丈夫!16 start/get off on the wrong/right foot START DOING somethingto start a relationship badly or well 开始时关系不好/好 Simon and I got off on the wrong foot but we’re good friends now. 我和西蒙一开始相处不来,但是现在成了好朋友。17. not put a foot wrong British EnglishCORRECT to do everything right and make no mistakes, especially in your job 〔尤指工作中〕做事正确无误18 have/keep your feet on the ground SENSIBLEto think in a sensible and practical way and not have ideas or aims that will be impossible to achieve 实事求是,脚踏实地 It was a great result, but we have to keep our feet firmly on the ground. 这个结果很好,但我们还是得脚踏实地。19 fall/land on your feet to get into a good situation because you are lucky, especially after being in a difficult situation 逢凶化吉,化险为夷 Don’t worry about Nina, she always falls on her feet. 别为尼娜担心,她每次都能逢凶化吉。20. get/have/keep your foot in the door CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry 获得机会加入〔某机构〕,得以首次涉足〔某行业〕21. have a foot in both camps BOTHto be involved with or connected with two opposing groups of people 脚踏两只船,骑墙22 at your feet used to say that people admire or respect someone very much 令某人/某事物拜倒在某人脚下 All Paris was at his feet. 整个巴黎都拜倒在他脚下。 → have the world at your feet at world1(24)23. have two left feet informalCLUMSY to be very clumsy 笨拙,笨手笨脚24. have one foot in the grave OLD/NOT NEWILLto be very old or very ill – used humorously 〔老得或病得〕一只脚已踏进坟墓,离死不远〔幽默用法〕25 ... my foot! British English old-fashionedBELIEVE used to show that you do not believe something that someone has just said 算了吧,去你的,得了〔表示不相信对方的话〕 £50 my foot! It’ll cost £200 at least. 怎么可能50英镑!这至少得200英镑。26 leave feet first DIEto die before you leave a place or job – used humorously 还没离开[离职]就没命了〔幽默用法〕 If you keep fooling around with that gun you’ll be leaving this camp feet first. 如果你还要瞎摆弄那支枪,就得横着离开这个营地了。27. feet of clay FAULT/something WRONGsomeone that you admire who has feet of clay has faults and weaknesses that you did not realize they had 〔偶像的〕不为人知的弱点,内在缺点28. foot soldier/patrol PMAa soldier or group of soldiers that walks and does not use a horse or a vehicle 步兵/步兵巡逻队29. foot passenger a passenger on a ship who has not brought a car with them 〔渡轮上的〕步行旅客,无车旅客30 a) left-footed/right-footedDS using your left foot or right foot when you kick a ball 〔踢球时〕用左脚的/用右脚的 b) flat-footed/four-footedHBHHBA having a particular type or number of feet 平足的/四足的31. foot pedal/brake/pump etc Ta machine or control that you operate using your feet 踏板/脚刹车/脚踏泵等32. SOCK 袜the foot DCCthe part of a sock that covers your foot 袜底33. poetry 诗 technicalAL a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones 音步 → the boot is on the other foot at boot1(6), → get/have cold feet at cold1(6), → underfoot, → drag your feet/heels at drag1(8), → find your feet at find1(18), → from head to foot at head1(1), → stand on your own (two) feet at stand1(31), → sweep somebody off their feet at sweep1(14), → have itchy feet at itchy(3), → not let the grass grow under your feet at grass1(6), → vote with your feet at vote1(8)n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesleft footMy left foot ached a bit.right footHe has broken a bone in his right foot.front foot (=of an animal)The tiger has five claws in each of its front feet.back/hind foot (=of an animal)The horse lifted its back foot.big/smallHe had small neat feet.bare (=without any socks or shoes)The marble floor felt cold under his bare feet.flat (=having a medical condition in which someone’s feet rest flat on the ground, with no curved part)We’ve both got slightly flat feet.booted/sandalled feet (=wearing boots or sandals)He put down his rucksack and stretched out his booted feet. verbsinjure/hurt your footSimon injured his foot while playing rugby.somebody’s foot hurtsShe complained that her foot was hurting.raise/lift your feetHe raised his foot off the floor and rested it on a chair.drag your feet (=walk slowly in an unwilling way)I was dragging my feet because I didn’t want to get there.wipe your feet (=wipe your shoes on a mat to remove dirt)Be sure to wipe your feet before coming into the house.stamp your feet (=bang them noisily on the ground)He stamped his feet in an attempt to keep warm.tap your feet (=bang them gently on the ground)She was tapping her feet in time with the music.shuffle your feet (=make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient)Ken shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor.foot + NOUNa foot injuryHe suffered a foot injury during the match against Sporting Lisbon.a foot massageWould you like a foot massage?phrasesthe sole of your foot (=the base of your foot, that you walk on)The soles of her feet were aching from the long walk.the ball of your foot (=the rounded part of your foot at the base of the toes)He has a blister on the ball of his foot.the heel of your foot (=the curved back part of your foot )He kicked his opponent with the heel of his foot.at somebody’s feet (=on the ground, near your feet)The dog was sitting at his master’s feet.in your stockinged/stocking feet (=not wearing shoes)She stood 5ft 6 inches tall in her stockinged feet. my feet are killing me informal (=my feet are hurting)Examples from the Corpusfoot• a two-foot-long board• Fat ewes topped at £49 and ewes with lambs at foot £68.50.• It was always worse going down, and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet.• She crossed backwards, blindfolded, wearing peach baskets on her feet.• And there was sand beneath my feet.• My foot hurts.• He's six feet tall, with blonde hair and a mustache.• We fell asleep listening to the surf chisel away at the foot of the cliff below.• There's a run in the foot of my nylons.• Is Daddy tickling your feet, Lisa?at her feet• Mr Rolleman was lying almost at her feet, his eyes staring blindly upward from a face of ghastly purple.• With eel in her hand, the baby at her feet, Sethe dozed, dry-mouthed and sweaty.• Isabel wrenched her gaze from the limp body at her feet.• Like her father, she looked down at her feet, and waited for the giggling lady to sweep by her.• She looked down at her feet, and felt her blood run cold.• She watched it slip and slide this way and that to fall at her feet.• Lumberjack sprawled on the tiles at her feet, whining softly in his sleep like a damp log on a fire.a one-/two-/three- etc foot something• I received £300 prize money and a three foot tall trophy.• I have mine in a two foot community tank.• In this case, it is a two foot pike.• Large tank required I am going to set up a two foot tank.• From the garage he took a felling axe with a three foot handle and shattered his parents' skulls.• An oil tank behind with a three foot bund wall all around in which more than a foot of mobile oil stands.foot2 verb foot the bill PAY FORto pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 付账〔尤指不情愿地为昂贵的东西付钱〕 He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill! 他要了酒水,然后让我来付账!→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfoot• But, though local firms contributed, the public still footed much of the bill.• The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.From Longman Business Dictionaryfootfoot1 /fʊt/ noun (plural feet /fiːt/)1[countable] ft a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres2[singular] the lowest part of somethingthe foot of a pagefootfoot2 verb foot the bill to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay forMany customers had to foot the bill for installing the new water meters.Who is going to foot the repair bill?→ See Verb tableOrigin foot1 Old English fotfoot1 noun →10-19 →20-33 →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1foot2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese of part you Corpus body that on Business stand the your |
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