foot

noun

身体部位 part of body

1. （人或动物的）脚，足
   the lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or an animal stands
   1. My feet are aching.
      我的脚疼。
   2. to get/rise to your feet (= stand up)
      起立
   3. I've been on my feet (= standing or walking around) all day.
      我一整天没歇脚。
   4. We came on foot (= we walked) .
      我们是走来的。
   5. walking around the house in bare feet (= not wearing shoes or socks)
      赤脚在房子四处走来走去
   6. Please wipe your feet (= your shoes) on the mat.
      请在垫子上蹭一蹭脚。
   7. a foot pump (= operated using your foot, not your hand)
      脚踏泵
   8. a foot passenger (= one who travels on a ferry without a car)
      步行旅客（无车上渡船者）

…脚 -footed

2. 有…脚（或足的）；有…只脚（的）；用…脚（或足的）
   having or using the type or number of foot/feet mentioned
   1. bare-footed
      赤脚
   2. four-footed
      四足的
   3. a left-footed shot into the corner
      踢入球门一角的左脚一记抽射

袜子部分 part of sock

3. （袜子的）足部
   the part of a sock, stocking , etc. that covers the foot

基础；底部 base/bottom

4. 最下部；基础；底部
   the lowest part of sth; the base or bottom of sth
   1. the foot of the stairs/page/mountain
      楼梯底部；页末；山脚
   2. The nurse hung a chart at the foot of the bed (= the part of the bed where your feet normally are when you are lying in it) .
      护士在床脚上挂了一张表。

计量 measurement

5. 英尺（= 12英寸或30.48厘米）
   a unit for measuring length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres
   1. a 6-foot high wall
      6英尺高的墙
   2. We're flying at 35 000 feet.
      我们在35 000英尺高空飞行。
   3. ‘How tall are you?’ ‘Five foot nine (= five feet and nine inches) .’
      “你多高？”“五英尺九英寸。”

…英尺高（或长）者 -footer

6. …英尺高的人（或东西）；…英尺长的东西
   a person or thing that is a particular number of feet tall or long
   1. His boat is an eighteen-footer.
      他的小船长十八英尺。

诗歌 in poetry

7. 音步（诗行中的节奏单位，每个音步中有一个重读音节）
   a unit of rhythm in a line of poetry containing one stressed syllable and one or more syllables without stress. Each of the four divisions in the following line is a foot .
   1. For men/may come/and men/may go.
      （此诗行四个部分有四个音步）

verb

verb

1. N-COUNT 脚;足
   Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.
   1. She stamped her foot again.
      她又跺了跺脚。
   2. ...a foot injury.
      足伤
   3. ...his aching arms and sore feet.
      他的疼痛的胳膊和酸痛的脚
2. N-SING 最下部;基部;底部
   The foot of something is the part that is farthest from its top.
   1. David called to the children from the foot of the stairs...
      戴维在楼梯下面喊孩子们。
   2. ...the foot of Highgate Hill...
      海格特山脚下
   3. A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye.
      其中一页底部的一个字吸引了她的注意。
3. N-SING 床尾;床脚
   The foot of a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it.
   1. Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces.
      朋友们站在床脚处，神情严肃地看着她。
4. N-COUNT 英尺(相当于 12 英寸或 30.48 厘米)
   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'.
   1. This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet...
      这个形状奇特的美丽湖泊周长约有15,000英尺。
   2. ...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
   3. He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high...
      他住在一个长 10 英尺、宽 6 英尺、高 10 英尺的小房间里。
   4. I have to give my height in feet and inches.
      我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
5. ADJ (刹车或泵)用脚操作的，脚踏的
   A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand.
   1. I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
      我试图去够脚刹，但是没能踩到。
6. ADJ (巡逻队)步行的;步(兵)的
   A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback.
   1. Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf.
      伞兵和步兵代表政府进入大楼。
7. See also: footing
8. PHRASE 害怕;胆怯;裹足不前
   If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
   1. The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.
      政府对改革缩手缩脚。
9. PHRASE 站稳脚跟;变得自信;能独立行动
   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.
   1. I don't know anyone in England but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet...
      我在英格兰不认识什么人，但是我相信自己一旦站稳脚跟就可以独当一面。
   2. Once he had found his feet he was able to deal with any problem.
      他一旦变得自信了就能够处理任何问题。
10. PHRASE 脚踏实地;踏踏实实
    If you say that someone has their feet on the ground, you approve of the fact that they have a sensible and practical attitude towards life, and do not have unrealistic ideas.
    1. In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away...
       在那一方面他需要脚踏实地，不能飘飘然。
    2. Kevin was always level-headed with both feet on the ground.
       凯文总是头脑冷静，脚踏实地。
11. PHRASE 步行;走路去
    If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport.
    1. We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
       我们划船到了岸边，之后余下的时间步行在岛上探险。
12. PHRASE 站立;站着
    If you are on your feet, you are standing up.
    1. Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly.
       每个人都站起身来热烈鼓掌。
13. PHRASE 恢复体力;身体康复
    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.
    1. 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。
    2. He said they all needed to work together to put the country on its feet again.
       他说他们都需要通力协作以使国家恢复元气。
14. PHRASE 运气好;走运
    If you say that someone always falls or 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.
    1. He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet...
       他长得很帅，也有魅力，总是走好运。
    2. While I struggle through life, she lands on her feet.
       在我挣扎过活的时候，她却运气亨通。
15. 一只脚踏进了坟墓;行将就木
    If you say that someone has one foot in the grave, you mean that they are very old or very ill and will probably die soon.
16. PHRASE 情况完全逆转;事实恰恰相反
    If you say, in British English, the boot is on the other foot or, mainly in American English, the shoe is on the other foot, you mean that a situation has been reversed completely, so that the person who was in the better position before is now in the worse one.
    1. You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot.
       你没有权力开除我。相反，我现在可以开除你。
17. PHRASE 全力以赴;尽最大努力
    If you put your best foot forward, you act in a cheerful, determined way.
    1. Put your best foot forward and work on the assumption that there is an acceptable solution to every problem you are likely to face.
       要尽力而为，要相信你可能遇到的每一个问题都会有一个适当的解决方案。
18. PHRASE 拿定主意阻止;执意反对
    If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening.
    1. He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down.
       他原本打算在 3 月独自去滑雪，但是他的太太决定让他打消这个念头。
19. PHRASE 猛踩油门;开快车
    If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can.
    1. I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha.
       我要求司机加大油门去那曲。
20. PHRASE (行为或言语)使人尴尬,冒犯别人
    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.
    1. Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.
       我们的主席真的让人很尴尬，可怜的人，尽管他自己没意识到。
21. PHRASE (尤指架起双脚)坐下(或躺下)休息，放松
    If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
    1. After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
       晚饭后他会支起双腿，歇一歇，看看书。那真是件很惬意的事情。
22. PHRASE 做错事;犯错误
    If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes.
    1. When he's around, we never put a foot wrong...
       他在的时候，我们从来不会出错。
    2. He hardly put a foot wrong in defence and was fine in attack.
       他防守的时候几乎滴水不漏，进攻也很出色。
23. PHRASE 踏上，涉足(某地)
    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.
    1. ...the day the first man set foot on the moon...
       人类首次登上月球的那一天
    2. 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。
24. PHRASE 自食其力;独立
    If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their lives without help from other people.
    1. 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.
       只要我能够自食其力，不依附于自己的丈夫，嫁给谁我父亲倒是并不介意。
25. PHRASE 站起;起身
    If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.
    1. Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite...
       马隆站起身来，跟在他的上司后面走出了套房。
    2. The delegates cheered and rose to their feet...
       代表们欢呼着站起身来。
    3. He sprang to his feet and ran outside.
       他嗖的一下子站起身来跑了出去。
26. PHRASE 缠人;碍手碍脚
    If you say that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they are with you or near you, and are bothering you.
    1. The children were running about under everybody's feet.
       孩子们在周围乱跑，让所有人都很烦。
27. PHRASE 一开始就不对;出师不利
    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.
    1. Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
       尽管他们召集了选举，也为此做了一段时间的准备，但是一开始就走错了。
28. to foot the bill → see: bill
29. feet of clay → see: clay
30. foot in the door → see: door
31. drag your feet → see: drag
32. hand and foot → see: hand
33. . to shoot yourself in the foot → see: shoot
34. to sweep someone off their feet → see: sweep
35. to vote with your feet → see: vote

1. She stamped her foot again.
   她又跺了跺脚。
2. David called to the children from the foot of the stairs
   戴维在楼梯下面喊孩子们。
3. A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye.
   其中一页底部的一个字吸引了她的注意。
4. Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces.
   朋友们站在床脚处，神情严肃地看着她。
5. He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high
   他住在一个长10英尺、宽6英尺、高10英尺的小房间里。
6. I have to give my height in feet and inches.
   我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
7. I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
   我试图去够脚刹，但是没能踩到。
8. The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.
   政府对改革缩手缩脚。
9. I don't know anyone in England but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet
   我在英格兰不认识什么人，但是我相信自己一旦站稳脚跟就可以独当一面。
10. Once he had found his feet he was able to deal with any problem.
    他一旦变得自信了就能够处理任何问题。
11. In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away
    在那一方面他需要脚踏实地，不能飘飘然。
12. Kevin was always level-headed with both feet on the ground.
    凯文总是头脑冷静，脚踏实地。
13. We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
    我们划船到了岸边，之后余下的时间步行在岛上探险。
14. Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly.
    每个人都站起身来热烈鼓掌。
15. 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。
16. He said they all needed to work together to put the country on its feet again.
    他说他们都需要通力协作以使国家恢复元气。
17. He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet
    他长得很帅，也有魅力，总是走好运。
18. You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot.
    你没有权力开除我。相反，我现在可以开除你。
19. Put your best foot forward and work on the assumption that there is an acceptable solution to every problem you are likely to face.
    要尽力而为，要相信你可能遇到的每一个问题都会有一个适当的解决方案。
20. He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down.
    他原本打算在3月独自去滑雪，但是他的太太决定让他打消这个念头。
21. I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha.
    我要求司机加大油门去那曲。
22. Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.
    我们的主席真的让人很尴尬，可怜的人，尽管他自己没意识到。
23. After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
    晚饭后他会支起双腿，歇一歇，看看书。那真是件很惬意的事情。
24. When he's around, we never put a foot wrong
    他在的时候，我们从来不会出错。
25. 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。
26. 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.
    只要我能够自食其力，不依附于自己的丈夫，嫁给谁我父亲倒是并不介意。
27. Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite
    马隆站起身来，跟在他的上司后面走出了套房。
28. The children were running about under everybody's feet.
    孩子们在周围乱跑，让所有人都很烦。
29. Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
    尽管他们召集了选举，也为此做了一段时间的准备，但是一开始就走错了。

n.

be rushed/run off your feet

• 忙得不可开交；要做太多的事
  to be extremely busy; to have too many things to do

fall/land on your feet

• 特别走运；安然脱离困境；幸免于难
  to be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation

feet first

• 脚先着地
  with your feet touching the ground before any other part of your body
  1. He landed feet first.
     他落地时双脚先着地。
• 伸腿离开某地（指死去）
  if you leave a place feet first , you are carried out after you are dead
  1. You'll have to carry me out feet first!
     想把我撵走，除非让我横着出去！

get/have a/your foot in the door

• 设法加入，涉足（某组织、行业等）
  to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success
  1. I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.
     我一直想做电视工作，但花了两年才进了这个圈子。

get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)

• 开始时关系良好 / 不好
  to start a relationship well/badly
  1. I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
     看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。

get your feet wet

• 初次涉足；开始做（新鲜的事情）
  to start doing sth that is new for you
  1. At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.
     那时他还是个年轻演员，才初出茅庐。

have feet of clay

• 品格上有缺陷（或弱点）
  to have a fault or weakness in your character

have/keep your feet on the ground

• 实事求是；脚踏实地
  to have a sensible and realistic attitude to life

have/keep a foot in both camps

• 脚踩两只船
  to be involved in or connected with two different or opposing groups

have one foot in the grave

• 行将就木；命不久矣；大去之期不远
  to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer

…my foot!

• （完全不同意对方所说）胡说八道
  a strong way of saying that you disagree completely with what has just been said
  1. ‘Ian can't come because he's tired.’ ‘Tired my foot! Lazy more like!’
     “伊恩不能来，因为他累了。”“累个屁！说懒还差不多！”

on your feet

• （困境后）恢复，完全复原；（病后）痊愈
  completely well or in a normal state again after an illness or a time of trouble
  1. Sue's back on her feet again after her operation.
     休手术后又恢复健康了。
  2. The new chairman hopes to get the company back on its feet within six months.
     新董事长希望在六个月以内使公司恢复元气。

put your best foot forward

• 竭尽全力；全力以赴
  to make a great effort to do sth, especially if it is difficult or you are feeling tired

put your feet up

• （尤指架起双腿）坐下休息
  to sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised and supported
  1. After a hard day's work, it's nice to get home and put your feet up.
     辛劳一天后回家架起双腿休息是很惬意的。

put your foot down

• 坚决制止；执意反对
  to be very strict in opposing what sb wishes to do
  1. You've got to put your foot down and make him stop seeing her.
     你得坚决制止他再见她。
• 踩油门；加速行驶
  to drive faster
  1. She put her foot down and roared past them.
     她猛踩油门，从他们旁边呼啸而过。

put your foot in it

• （在语言或行为上）使人不安，冒犯别人，使人尴尬
  to say or do sth that upsets, offends or embarrasses sb
  1. I really put my foot in it with Ella─I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.
     我真的冒犯了埃拉——我不知道她和汤姆分手了。

put a foot wrong

• 犯错误；做错事
  to make a mistake
  1. In the last two games he has hardly put a foot wrong.
     他在上两局比赛中几乎一点错都没有出。

set foot in/on sth

• 进入，访问，参观（某地）
  to enter or visit a place
  1. the first man to set foot on the moon
     第一个登上月球的人
  2. I vowed never to set foot in the place again.
     我发誓再不去那个地方了。

set sb/sth on their/its feet

• 使独立；使成功
  to make sb/sth independent or successful
  1. His business sense helped set the club on its feet again.
     他的经营意识使俱乐部又重振雄风。

stand on your own (two) feet

• 自立；独立
  to be independent and able to take care of yourself
  1. When his parents died he had to learn to stand on his own two feet.
     他的父母去世后他不得不学会自立。

under your feet

• 阻碍，妨碍（工作等）；碍手碍脚
  in the way; stopping you from working, etc.
  1. I don't want you kids under my feet while I'm cooking.
     我做饭时不希望你们这些孩子在我这儿碍手碍脚的。

the boot is on the other foot

• 情况正好相反；宾主易位
  used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them

get/have cold feet

• 临阵胆怯；畏缩
  to suddenly become nervous about doing sth that you had planned to do
  1. He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing.
     他本来是想向她提出邀请的，可事到临头他却胆怯得什么也没有说。

drag your feet/heels

• 故意拖拉；故意延迟（作出决定）
  to be deliberately slow in doing sth or in making a decision

find your feet

• 已能独立而有信心地工作；已适应新环境
  to become able to act independently and with confidence
  1. I only recently joined the firm so I'm still finding my feet.
     我最近才加入这家公司，所以还在适应过程中。

not let the grass grow under your feet

• （做事）不拖拉，不磨洋工
  to not delay in getting things done

cut the ground from under sb's feet

• 挖某人的墙脚；破坏某人的计划；拆某人的台
  to suddenly spoil sb's idea or plan by doing sth to stop them from continuing with it

bind/tie sb hand and foot

bind/tie sb hand and foot

from head to foot/toe

• 从头到脚；遍布全身
  covering your whole body
  1. We were covered from head to foot in mud.
     我们浑身是泥。

(get/have) itchy feet

• 渴望旅行（或换个地方、做别的事）
  to want to travel or move to a different place; to want to do sth different

have two left feet

• （尤指跳舞或体育运动时）非常笨拙，笨手笨脚
  to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport

the patter of tiny feet

• （用于想要或即将有孩子时）小宝宝的脚步声
  a way of referring to children when sb wants, or is going to have, a baby
  1. We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
     我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。

pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet

• 突然停止帮助（或支援）
  to take help or support away from sb suddenly

the shoe is on the other foot

the shoe is on the other foot

shoot yourself in the foot

• 搬起石头砸自己的脚
  to do or say sth that will cause you a lot of trouble or harm, especially when you are trying to get an advantage for yourself

sit at sb's feet

• 崇拜；拜倒在某人脚下
  to admire sb very much, especially a teacher or sb from whom you try to learn

in your stocking(ed) feet

• 只穿袜不穿鞋
  wearing socks or stockings but not shoes

sweep sb off their feet

• 使某人立刻迷上自己；使某人对自己一见倾心
  to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you

think on your feet

• 思维敏捷；反应迅速
  to be able to think and react to things very quickly and effectively without any preparation

vote with your feet

• 用脚投票（用去或不去某处表示想法）
  to show what you think about sth by going or not going somewhere
  1. Shoppers voted with their feet and avoided the store.
     购物者对那家商店避而远之。

wait on sb hand and foot

• 过分照顾；让…饭来张口，衣来伸手
  to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves

walk sb off their feet

• 使走得筋疲力尽
  to make sb walk so far or so fast that they are very tired

take the weight off your feet

• （尤指疲乏时）坐下歇歇脚，坐下喘口气
  to sit down and rest, especially when you are tired
  1. Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while.
     来坐下歇一会儿吧。

have the world at your feet

• 功成名就；为世人仰慕
  to be very successful and admired

v.

foot the bill

• 负担费用
  to be responsible for paying the cost of sth
  1. Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
     这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。

noun

1. travel by walking
   1. he followed on foot
   2. the swiftest of foot

2. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

   Synonym:    animal foot

3. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

   Synonym:    invertebrate foot

4. a support resembling a pedal extremity
   1. one foot of the chair was on the carpet

5. lowest support of a structure
   1. it was built on a base of solid rock
   2. he stood at the foot of the tower

   Synonym:    foundationbasefundamentgroundworksubstructureunderstructure

6. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
   1. his bare feet projected from his trousers
   2. armored from head to foot

   Synonym:    human footpes

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

   Synonym:    metrical footmetrical unit

8. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   1. there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot

   Synonym:    infantry

9. the lower part of anything
   1. curled up on the foot of the bed
   2. the foot of the page
   3. the foot of the list
   4. the foot of the mountain

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

11. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
    1. he is six feet tall

    Synonym:    ft

verb

1. add a column of numbers

   Synonym:    foot up

2. walk
   1. let's hoof it to the disco

   Synonym:    leg ithoofhoof it

3. pay for something
   1. pick up the tab
   2. pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
   3. foot the bill

   Synonym:    pick