foot

汉语翻译

n. 脚, 步调, 英尺, 底部, 末尾, 步兵
vt. 走在...上, 给...换底, 支付
vi. 跳舞, 步行, 总计
【医】 足; 英尺
相关词组:
on foot
under foot
have one foot in the grave
put a foot wrong
put one's best foot forward
put one's foot up
pull foot
put one's foot in it
set foot on...
set foot in...

词型变化：

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

英语解释：

名词 foot:

1. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
   同义词：ft
2. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
   同义词：human foot, pes
3. the lower part of anything
4. travel by walking
5. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
   同义词：animal foot
6. a support resembling a pedal extremity
7. lowest support of a structure
   同义词：foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
8. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
   同义词：invertebrate foot
9. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   同义词：infantry
10. a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
11. (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:

1. pay for something
   同义词：pick
2. walk
   同义词：leg it, hoof, hoof it
3. add a column of numbers
   同义词：foot up

例句：

1. Only our party's policies will put the country on its feet again.
   只有我们党的政策才会使国家恢复元气。
2. It's easier to get there on foot than by car.
   到那儿去，步行比坐车容易。
3. Three feet make one yard.
   三英尺为一码。
4. He sat on the foot of the bed.
   他坐在床脚处。
5. He got to his feet when he saw her father came in.
   他看到她父亲走进来就站了起来。

详细解释：

foot

n.（名词）
【复数】 feet[fôt]
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
脚、足：有椎骨的腿的最下端，在站立或行走时直接与地面接触的部分
A structure used for locomotion or attachment in an invertebrate animal, such as the muscular organ extending from the ventral side of a mollusk.
足部：无脊椎动物用于移动或接连的结构，比如软体动物腹侧延伸的强壮器官
Something suggestive of a foot in position or function, especially:
类似脚的东西：在位置或作用上近似于脚的东西，尤其是：
The lowest part; the bottom:
最低部；底部：
例句：
the foot of a mountain; the foot of a page.
山脚；页的底部

The end opposite the head, top, or front:
脚部，下部，末尾：对应于头，顶部，前方的另一端：
例句：
the foot of a bed; the foot of a parade.
床尾；游行队伍末尾

The termination of the leg of a piece of furniture, especially when shaped or modeled.
底座，脚：家具腿的末端，尤其当制作或形成时
The part of a sewing machine that holds down and guides the cloth.
压脚板：缝纫机的一部分，压住布料并引导布料
Nautical The lower edge of a sail.
【航海】 帆的下缘：船帆的较低边
Botany The base of the sporophyte in mosses and liverworts.
【植物学】 发状根：苔藓和地铁孢子体的基部
The inferior part or rank:
较差的部分，较低的等级：
例句：
at the foot of the class.
阶级的底层

The part of a stocking or high-topped boot that encloses the foot.
足部：长筒袜或长筒靴包住脚的那部分


A manner of moving; a step:
步伐：移动的姿态；步子：
例句：
walks with a light foot.
轻快地走着

Speed or momentum, as in a race:
速度，动量：如在比赛中的速度或冲力：
例句：
.the only other Democrats who`ve demonstrated any foot till now.(Michael Kramer)
.唯一采取行动的民主人士.(迈克尔·克雷默)

(used with a pl. verb)Foot soldiers; infantry:
（与复数动词连用）步兵部队；步兵：
例句：
A regiment of foot are descending the hill.
一团的步兵正走下山丘

A unit of poetic meter consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables in any of various set combinations. For example, an iambic foot has an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.
音步：诗歌音步的单位，在一种组合中由重读或不重读的音节形成。例如，杨柳格的音步是非重读音节后跟重读音节
Abbr. ft.,ftA unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 2 inches (0.3048 meter).See table at measurement
缩写 ft.,ft英尺：美国惯用的以及英国法定标准的长度单位，相当于2英寸（0.3048米）参见 measurement
foots Sediment that forms during the refining of oil and other liquids; dregs.
foots 渣滓：在炼油或提炼其它液体过程中产生的沉淀物；残渣
v.（动词）
foot.ed,foot.ing,foots
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To go on foot; walk. Often used withit :
步行：步行；行走。通常与it 连用：
例句：
When their car broke down, they had to foot it the rest of the way.
当他们的车抛锚后，他们不得不走完剩余的路

To dance. Often used withit :
跳舞：跳舞。通常与it 连用：
例句：
.We foot it all the night/weaving olden dances.(William Butler Yeats)
.跳了一整夜舞/踏着古老的舞步.(威廉·巴特勒·耶茨)

Nautical To make headway; sail.
【航海】 向前驶进；航进
v.tr.（及物动词）
To go by foot over, on, or through; tread.
走，踏：徒步行走在…上或穿过…；踩踏
To execute the steps of (a dance).
跳（某种舞）：表演（舞蹈）的舞步
To add up (a column of numbers) and write the sum at the bottom; total:
结算：把（一列数字）加起来并将总数写在底部；总数：
例句：
footed up the bill.
合计帐单总数

To pay; defray:
付钱；支付费用：
例句：
footed the expense of their children`s education.
支付孩子教育的费用

To provide (a stocking, for example) with a foot.
给脚穿上（比如，长筒袜）

<习惯用语>at (someone`s) feet
Enchanted or fascinated by.
被吸引或被迷住
best foot forward
A favorable initial impression:
开始的好印象：
例句：
He always has his best foot forward when speaking to his constituents. Put your best foot forward during an employment interview.
当提起他的选区选民，他总是说出最好的一面以给人留下好印象。在用人单位面试时要尽量给人留下好印象

feet of clay
An underlying weakness or fault:
表现出的缺点或错误：
例句：
.They discovered to their vast discomfiture that their idol had feet of clay, after placing him upon a pedestal.(James Joyce)
.在他们把此人当作一个了不起的人物以后，令他们大为懊恼的是他们发现这位偶像有缺点还犯了错误.(詹姆斯·乔伊丝)

foot in the door【俚语】
An initial point of or opportunity for entry.
开端，渗入：出发点或进入的机会
A first step in working toward a goal.
朝目标迈进的第一步
have one foot in the grave【非正式用语】
To be on the verge of death, as from illness or severe trauma.
行将就木：由于疾病或严重创伤濒临死亡
on (one`s) feet
Standing up:
站立着：
例句：
The crowd was on its feet for the last ten seconds.
人群都站立着渡过了最后的十秒钟

Fully recovered, as after an illness or convalescence:
康复：疾病或渐愈之后完全康复：
例句：
The patient is on her feet again.
病人复原了

In a sound or stable operating condition:
非常稳定，正常的运转状态：
例句：
put the business back on its feet after years of mismanagement.
这几年管理失误，现在该让业务正常运转起来了

In an impromptu situation; extemporaneously:
即席的；无准备的：
例句：
.Politicians provide easy targets for grammatical nitpickers because they have to think on their feet.(Springfield MA Morning Union)
.政客们很容易被挑剔语法的人树为靶子，因为他们必须即席思考.(斯普林菲尔德MA早晨联合报)

on the right foot
In an auspicious manner:
顺利：以非常幸运方式：
例句：
The project started off on the right foot but soon ran into difficulties.
这个项目开始时非常顺利但很快遇到了麻烦

on the wrong foot
In an inauspicious manner:
不顺利：以不幸运的方式：
例句：
The project started off on the wrong foot.
这项工程一开始就不顺利

来源：
Middle English fot
中古英语 fot
from Old English fôt * see ped-
源自 古英语 fôt *参见 ped-

Used in combination with numbers to form expressionsdenoting units of measure,foot and feet are used typically in the following:
用于与数字结合起来形成短语，表示测量的单位，foot 和 feet 典型地用在下面句中：
例句：
a four-foot plank; a plank four feet (less frequently, four foot ) long; a plank four feet six inches long (or four foot six inches long ).
a four-foot plank； a plank four feet（很少用 four foot ） long; a plank four feet six inches long （或 four foot six inches long ）。

Whenfoot is combined with greater numbers than one to refer to simple distance, however, only the pluralfeet is used:
当foot 和大于一的数字连用指整数距离， 只用复数形式feet ：
例句：
a ledge 20 feet (not foot ) away.
二十英尺远的礁石（不是 foot ） 。

例句：
At that speed, a car moves 88 feet (not foot ) in a second.
按此速度，汽车每秒钟行驶88英尺 （不是 foot ) 。