foot

[fut]

n.脚, 英尺, 最底部, 音步
v.表演舞步, 步行, 付账, 踏, 共计

n.

1. 脚, 足[C]

2. (长袜等的)足部[S1]

3. 步态[U]

4. 最下部, 底部[the S][(+of)]

The village is at the foot of the mountain.

村子在山脚下。

5. 英尺[C]

The building is 60 feet high.

这幢房子有六十尺高。

6. (诗的)音步[C]

7. 【英】(总称)步兵[K]

vt.

1. 步行, 走[+it]

We're footing it instead of riding.

我们以步代车。

The children footed the whole ten miles.

孩子们步行了足足十英里。

2. 做(或换)(袜)底

Mother footed the stocking.

妈妈给这袜子换了底。

3. 【口】支付(帐单或费用)

Our parents footed the bill for the wedding.

我们的父母亲为婚礼支付了费用。

vi.

1. 步行

2. 跳舞

3. 合计为, 总计

The bill footed up to $1, 000.

帐单结算总计一千元。

词形变化

名词复数: feet | 动词过去式: footed | 动词过去分词: footed | 动词现在分词: footing | 动词第三人称单数: foots |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.步行; 走

walk  march  hike  hoof it

n.脚; 足

sole  kicker  part of body

n.最下部; 底部

base  foundation  lowest part  

同义参见:

hoof  heel  seat  

反义:

n.步兵; 底部

horse  head  

反义参见:

summit  hand  peak  top  

英英释义

名词 foot:

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

同义词：ft

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

同义词：human foot, pes

the lower part of anything

travel by walking

the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

同义词：animal foot

a support resembling a pedal extremity

lowest support of a structure

同义词：foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

同义词：invertebrate foot

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

同义词：infantry

a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

同义词：metrical foot, metrical unit

动词 foot:

pay for something

同义词：pick

walk

同义词：leg it, hoof, hoof it

add a column of numbers

同义词：foot up

短语词组

at sb.'s feet

1. 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脚下。

catch sb. on the wrong foot

1. 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――我的钱都留在家里。

drag one's feet

1. 拖拉

The boy drags his feet in doing school work.

这男孩做功课拖拖拉拉。

feet of clay

1. 致命的弱点

The president had feet of clay: he drank a lot.

总裁有个致命的弱点:他好喝酒。

find one's feet

1. 适应环境

I want them to learn to find their feet.

我要他们学会适应环境。

get a foot in the door

1. 获得机会参加

They tried to get a foot in the door.

他们试图加入进来。

have/keep a foot in both camps

1. 骑墙

He keeps a foot in both camps.

他脚踏两条船。

have one foot in the grave

1. 一脚已踏进坟墓; 活不了多久

That old man already has one foot in the grave.

那老人已是一只脚踏入棺材里, 活不长了。

Don't treat me as though I had one foot in the grave!

别把我看成好像是个一脚已踏进坟墓的人。

have one's feet on the ground

1. 脚踏实地

She is a girl who has her feet on the ground.

她是个脚踏实地的女孩子。

land on one's feet

1. 安然脱险

David has landed on his feet again.

戴维又侥幸脱离了困境。

my foot

1. 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。你连衣服还没穿呢。"

on foot

1. 步行

I go to work on foot.

我走路去上班。

2. 在进行中

It is a new scheme on foot.

这是项正在实行的新计划。

on one's feet

1. 站立着

I've been on my feet all day.

我站了一整天。

2. 恢复, 复原

Ford Motor Company is finally back on its feet after years of low sales.

多年销售业绩低落之后, 福特汽车公司总算有了起色。

It's nice to see you on your feet again.

看到你康复真高兴。

3. 自立, 经济上独立

We are financially on our feet.

我们在经济上是独立的。

put/set a foot wrong

1. 犯错误

He seems never to have put a foot wrong.

他似乎从不犯错。

put one's best foot forward/foremost

1. 全力以赴

Put your best foot forward and you will succeed.

只要全力以赴你会成功。

put one's foot down

1. 果断行动

She put her foot down and left home with the baby.

她固执己见, 带着孩子便离家了。

2. 加快车速

Jane got afraid when Bob put his foot down.

鲍勃加快了车速, 简很担心。

put/get one's feet up

1. 休息

Come in and put your feet up.

进来休息一会儿。

put one's foot in it

1. 不得体; 犯错误

He didn't realize that he had put his foot in it.

他没意识到自己做错了。

set foot in/on

1. 到达

I told him never to set foot in my house again.

我告诉他再也别踏进我家的门。

stand on one's own feet

1. 独立自主

He earns enough to stand on his own feet.

他赚的钱足以自立。

throw oneself at the feet of sb.

1. 崇拜某人

As soon as he met her, he threw himself at her feet.

他一见到她, 就拜倒在她脚下。

under sb.'s feet

1. 阻碍着某人

If that man gets under my feet again, I'll kick him.

那人要再来阻碍我, 我就不客气了。

补充

footfoot英:[fut] 美:[fʊt]n.1.脚, 足2.(袜子的)足部3.脚步, 步伐4.底部, 底座See explanatory notes at the foot of this page.参见本页下端的注解。vt.1.走, 踏vt. & vi.1.结算; 总计, 共计

例句

1. My feet are aching.我双脚疼。 2. She stamped her foot.她跺了跺脚。 3. The dog's foot was injured.这条狗一只脚受了伤。 4. Butterflies and moths taste plants with their feet.蝴蝶和蛾用足汲取植物汁液。 5. I prefer not to prune hard during the first year's growth, but to let the plant find its feet unmolested.植物生长的第一年我不主张大幅修剪, 而是让它安安生生地长根。 6. It had missed the boat by only a few feet.它只差几英尺就撞到小船了。 7. He's about six foot tall.他身高大约六英尺。 8. a shopping and leisure complex of one million square feet占地100万平方英尺的购物休闲中心 9. I have to give my height in feet and inches.我得用英尺英寸报出身高。 10. at the feet of the four chairs grouped around the table桌子周围四把椅子的椅子腿旁 11. A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye.有一页下端的一个词引起了她的注意。 12. the foot of Highgate Hill海格特山脚下 13. David called to the children from the foot of the stairs.戴维在楼梯下面喊孩子们。 14. Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces.朋友们站在床脚处, 神情严肃地望着她。 15. The name at the foot of that list always meant a lot to Shanks.那个名单的最后一个名字对尚克斯来说总是意味深重。 16. Heavy feet were heard in the corridor.楼道里传来了沉重的脚步声。 17. a French army of 25,000 foot and 10,000 horse由25,000名步兵和10,000名骑兵组成的一支法国陆军部队 18. Learn how to recognize which sewing machine foot will get the job done.学会识别哪种缝纫机压脚能干这种活。 19. Everyone was on their feet applauding.所有人都站起来鼓掌。 20. He would be constantly under her feet.他会时不时打扰到她。 21. You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot.你无权开除我。相反, 现在是我说了算。 22. Six months later, the boot was on the other foot.六个月之后, 情况完全颠倒过来了。 23. He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet.他长得帅又有魅力, 而且总是很走运。 24. Once he had found his feet he was able to deal with any problem.他一站稳脚跟, 就能处理任何问题了。 25. He used all of his considerable personal charm to get his foot in the door, build up trust.为迈出第一步, 他用非凡的个人魅力去建立信任。 26. It was not easy to get a foot in the door given these attitudes in government.鉴于政府是这样的态度, 要得到机会可不容易。 27. You need someone to take the pressure off and help you get back on your feet.你需要有人为你分担压力, 帮你恢复元气。 28. It's always nice for a new player to get off on the right foot on his home debut.对一个新运动员来说, 在主场初次亮相就一炮打响总是件好事。 29. I knew it was essential to start out on the right foot.我知道一炮打响是至关重要的。 30. I didn't start off on the right foot with the press.我在新闻界并非一开始就一帆风顺。 31. The children are always getting under my feet.孩子们总是碍手碍脚的。 32. They were down to earth, they had their feet on the ground.他们实事求是, 脚踏实地。 33. The older people I know don't consider themselves to have one foot in the grave. They are full of optimism and live life to the full.我认识的老年人并不觉得自己行将就木。他们非常乐观, 充分享受生活。 34. He needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away.他需要脚踏实地, 不能飘飘然。 35. It is important that we keep our feet on the ground.脚踏实地很重要。 36. I guess this is my dream job and I've landed on my feet.我想这就是我梦寐以求的工作, 我是撞上大运了。 37. While I struggle through life, she lands on her feet.在我挣扎过活的时候, 她却顺风顺水。 38. He didn't know, my foot! Of course he did!他不知道？去你的吧！他当然知道！ 39. When he's around, we never put a foot wrong.他在的时候我们从不出错。 40. He can't put a foot wrong in your eyes, can he?在你的眼中他是不会出错的, 不是吗？ 41. a creature at one with the environment, soft of foot, sharp of ear and eye一种与环境融为一体的生物, 步履轻盈, 眼明耳聪 42. fleet of foot步履轻捷 43. She did not take the car, but went on foot.她没开车, 是走着去的。 44. Plans had for some time been on foot to extend the work in Canadian history.拓展加拿大历史研究工作的计划已经实施一段时间了。 45. It's time to find some direction and to put your best foot forward.你该确立目标并为之奋斗了。 46. After supper he'd put his feet up and read.晚饭后他会支起双腿, 歇一歇, 看看书。 47. He was going to go skiing, but his wife put her foot down.他准备去滑雪, 但他的妻子坚决反对。 48. I asked the driver to put his foot down.我让司机加大油门。 49. Our chairman has really put his foot in it, though he doesn't know it.我们的主席其实已经惹了大麻烦, 可是他自己还浑然不觉。 50. He hardly put a foot wrong in defence and was fine in attack.他的防守几乎无懈可击, 进攻也是可圈可点。 51. Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the room.马隆站起身, 跟着他的上司走出房间。 52. The delegates cheered and rose to their feet.代表们欢呼着站起身来。 53. I never expected to set foot on Albanian soil again.我从没想过能再次踏上阿尔巴尼亚的土地。 54. A little later I left that place and never set foot in Texas again.之后没多久我离开了那个地方, 从此再也没有回过得克萨斯。 55. the day the first man set foot on the moon人类首次登上月球的那一天 56. I do not think the ministry set this matter on foot.我认为政府部门还没有着手考虑这个问题。 57. I could stand on my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband.我能自食其力, 不必依赖我的丈夫。 58. The magnolia blossoms fell to the ground and were trampled under foot.玉兰花落在地上, 遭人践踏。 59. leaves rustling under foot脚下窸窣作响的落叶 60. We foot it all the night, weaving olden dances.我们一整夜都跳啊跳的, 在旧时的舞蹈中流连穿梭。 61. Others ideaed likewise and footed the same route.其他人也有类似的想法, 走过了相同的路线。 62. I started footing it to the bus park.我开始向公共汽车站走去。 63. Both cardholders and credit card companies are protected, while the retailer foots the cost.持卡人和信用卡公司都受到保护, 支付费用的是零售商。 64. The Defence Department is footing the salaries and daily living costs of soldiers.国防部支付士兵们的薪金, 负担他们的日常开销。 65. Taxpayers could end up footing the bill.最后可能会是纳税人买单。 66. plans to close or merge foot regiments裁撤或合并各步兵团的计划 67. The last bus has gone,and I'll have to foot it.末班车已经开走，我只得步行了。 68. The bill will foot up to$500.账单总计达500美元。 69. I footed two kilometers.我步行了二公里。 70. to foot a stocking给袜子换底 71. to foot up an account结算账目 72. to foot the bill付账 73. fleet of foot.敏捷的步伐。 74. a captain of foot.步兵上尉。 75. the foot of the stairs.楼梯底部。 76. shallow water no more than a foot deep.不到一英尺深的浅水。 77. a sixteen-foot stop.16英尺音栓。 78. the rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp.骑马人只能步行10或12英里回营。 79. the dance of fairies, footing it to the cricket's song.仙女之舞，伴着蟋蟀鸣声。 80. you would like to sit at my feet and thus acquire my wisdom.你欲拜我为师，从而得我之智。 81. they hoped to be carried feet first out of the house they lived in for twenty-five years.他们希望死后被人抬出这幢住了25年的房子。 82. a perfect couple with the world at their feet.广受崇敬的完美一对。 83. I can have a foot in both the creative and business camps.我可同时涉足艺术与商业。 84. ‘He's clever at his business,’ Matilda said. ‘Clever my foot!’.“他做生意很精明，”马蒂尔达说。“精明个屁！”。 85. she was blown off her feet by the shock wave from the explosion.她被爆炸的冲击波击倒。 86. the decision was taken on foot of advice from the Attorney General.这项决定是因为司法部长的建议才得以采纳的。 87. she's in the shop on her feet all day.她整天站在商店里。 88. we'll have you back on your feet in no time.我们将很快让你康复下床。 89. we'd better put foot—we've only got a couple of hours.最好赶快出发——只有几个小时了。 90. he hardly put a foot wrong in the first round.他在第一回合中很少出错。 91. he hasn't set foot in the place since the war.自开战以来他再也没到过这地方。 92. a plan had lately been set on foot for their relief.最近开始实施救助他们的计划。 93. he leaped to his feet.他跳起来。 94. when you're at home you just get under my feet.你在家时总是碍事。 95. it is very wet under foot in places.有些地方地面很湿。 96. She sat by the fire and the dog sat at her feet.她坐在炉火旁，小狗坐在她的脚边。 97. a foot brake/pedal/pump (= one that is operated by your foot)脚煞车；脚蹬子；脚踏泵 98. There are no left-footed players in the team.队里没有善用左脚的球员。 99. a four-footed creature四足动物 100. There's a note at the foot of the page.页底有注释。 101. the foot of the stairs楼梯底部 102. the foot of the bed床尾 103. ‘How tall are you?’ ‘Five foot six (inches).’“你有多高？”“五英尺六（英寸）。” 104. a six-foot high wall六英尺高的墙 105. Over Christmas we were rushed off our feet at work.圣诞节期间，我们工作很忙，简直疲于奔命。 106. I really landed on my feet getting such a good job with so little experience.我经验不足，竟然找到这样一份好工作，真是运气不错。 107. I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.我跟新老板的关系似乎一开头就很差劲。 108. I put my foot down and told Andy he couldn't use our car any more.我态度坚决，告诉安迪他不能再用我们的车。 109. I'm so tired that I just want to go home and put my feet up.我很累，只想回家休息一会儿。 110. Would somebody get these children out from under my feet and take them to the park?谁愿意把这些碍手碍脚的孩子领开，带他们上公园去？ 111. He was wearing boots on his feet.他脚上穿着一双靴子。 112. tracks made by the feet of a bird一只鸟留下的足迹 113. standing on one foot单脚站立 114. The people in the crowd began to stamp their feet.人群中的人们开始跺脚。 115. She was walking around the house in (her) bare feet. [=she was not wearing any shoes or socks]她光着脚在房子里走来走去。 116. She was in her stockinged/stocking feet. [=she was wearing socks but no shoes]她只穿着袜子没有穿鞋。 117. "It's a long hike, but we'll get there if we just keep putting one foot in front of the other. [=if we just keep walking]"这是一次远足，但只要我们坚持前行就能到达终点。 118. Wipe your feet [=rub the bottoms of your shoes on the doormat] when you come in.进来时把鞋底蹭一蹭。 119. a foot pump [=a pump that is operated by being pressed with the foot]脚踏泵 120. a foot brake脚刹 121. an area that gets a lot of foot traffic [=an area where many people walk]行人密集的地区 122. a 10-foot pole = a pole 10 feet long*10英尺长的杆 123. He's six feet tall.他身高六英尺。 124. "He's six feet, three inches tall. = He's six foot three."他身高六英尺三英寸。 125. a plant that grows three feet tall = a three-foot-tall plant三英尺高的植物 126. They camped at the foot of the mountain.他们在山脚下露营。 127. at the foot of the stairs在楼梯底部 128. the foot of the bed [=the end where your feet are when you are lying on the bed]床尾 129. the foot of the table桌子脚 130. Each line of the poem has five feet.这首诗每行五个音步。 131. His dog was lying at his feet.他的狗躺在他的脚边。 132. "He was young and fearless, and he felt the world was at his feet. [=felt that he could do great things in the world]"他是初生牛犊不怕虎，以为整个世界都在他的掌控之下。 133. She claimed that men fell at her feet. [=that men often fell in love with her]她声称男人们都拜倒在她的石榴裙下。 134. We are run off our feet trying to fill orders.我们为处理订单忙得不可开交。 135. a former political leader who turned out to have feet of clay原来也有致命弱点的前政治领袖 136. They quickly found their feet in their adopted country.他们很快在收留他们的国家站稳脚跟。 137. "I was away for a long time, so it will take me a while to find my feet again."我离开太久了，需要一段时间重新适应。 138. I want to get off on the right foot with your parents.我希望与你父母的关系有个好的开端。 139. They got off on the wrong foot when they first met and they've disliked each other ever since.他们第一次见面就把关系搞糟了，自那以后就彼此厌恶。 140. He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door.他找到一份秘书工作，迈出了他实现目标的第一步。 141. "Even after she became famous, she always kept her feet on the ground."即使是在成名之后，她也一直脚踏实地。 142. "Fair, my foot! That contest wasn't fair!"公平，算了吧！那场比赛根本就不公平！ 143. The blow knocked me off my feet.这一拳把我打趴下了。 144. The doctor suggested that he stay off his feet [=that he avoid standing and walking] as much as possible.医生建议他尽量卧床休息。 145. The refugees traveled on foot.难民们徒步行进。 146. I've been on my feet all day.我站了一整天。 147. He jumped over the wall and landed on his feet.他跳过墙，站着落地。 148. "They say that no matter how a cat falls, it always manages to land on its feet."他们说，不管猫怎么下落，它总能设法四脚着地。 149. "By the end of the day the workers were dead on their feet. [=very tired but still standing, working, etc.]"一天下来，工人们都累得快趴下了。 150. He lost his job but landed on his feet when he was hired by another company just a few days later.他丢掉了工作，可没几天就被另一家公司聘用了，安然摆脱了困境。 151. The business is finally/back on its feet.生意终于转好。 152. She should be out of the hospital and (back) on her feet again in a couple of weeks.她几周之后就可以康复出院了。 153. Good debaters can think on their feet.出色的辩手思维非常敏捷。 154. He never put a foot wrong during the campaign.他在竞选中从没出过错。 155. When I visited my girlfriend's parents I tried to be very polite and put my best foot forward.我去见女朋友的父母时非常礼貌，尽力展现自己最好的一面。 156. I've got to put my best foot forward [=do my best] to meet this deadline.我必须全力以赴，以赶上最后期限。 157. I'm going to go home and put my feet up.我要回家休息了。 158. "When my son broke his curfew for the third time, I knew it was time to put my foot down."我儿子第三次没有在晚上规定的时间回家时，我知道是时候治治他了。 159. I really put my foot in it when I asked her about her job. I didn't know she'd just been fired.我问到了她的工作，真是无意中冒犯了她——我不知道她刚被解雇。 160. That was the last time she ever set foot in this house.那是她最后一次踏入这座房子。 161. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon.尼尔·阿姆斯特朗是第一个踏上月球表面的人。 162. You can't live with your parents forever. It's time to get a place of your own and learn to stand on your own two feet.你不可能永远和父母一起生活。该有个自己的家，学会自食其力了。 163. I used to boss my little sister around. Now the shoe is on the other foot. [=now she bosses me around]过去我常指挥妹妹，现在情况完全相反了。 164. The shoe is on the other foot and he is the one asking for help this time.形势逆转了，这次他是求助者。 165. I got/rose to my feet [=I stood up] and left.我起身离去。 166. His inspirational speech brought the crowd to its feet.他激动人心的演讲使人群都站立起来。 167. Everyone in the courtroom came to their feet when the judge entered.法官进来时，法庭上所有的人都站起来了。 168. "My wife is a good dancer, but I've got two left feet."我妻子跳舞跳得很好，我却笨手笨脚的。 169. I can't get any work done with those kids under my feet.这些孩子在这儿碍手碍脚的，我什么也做不了。 170. His parents footed the bill for his college education.父母为他支付上大学的费用。 171. "It was a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill."这是工作午餐，所以由公司付账。