foot
noun plural
verb
fʊt noun plural
1
BODY PART
身体部位
the part of your body that you stand on and walk on 脚，足
2
MEASUREMENT
尺寸
plural feetorfoot written abbreviation 书面缩写为 ft 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 sth
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 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 sth
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
if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there 步行
It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes by car.
步行去需要大约 30 分钟，如果坐车去，需要 10 分钟。
5
get/jump/rise etc to your feet
to stand up after you have been sitting 站起身来/跳起来/站起身来等
He leapt to his feet and ran outside.
他一跃而起，跑了出去。
6
be on your feet
a. to be standing for a long time without having time to sit down b. to be standing up c. to feel better again after being ill and in bed 〔生病卧床后〕恢复健康
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。
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到门外了。
We’ll soon have you on your feet again.
我们很快就会使你恢复健康。
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.
我得重新站起来，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 sb off their feet
to make someone fall over 撞倒某人
They were blown off their feet by the force of the explosion.
他们被爆炸的冲力掀倒在地上。
10
be rushed/run off your feet
10. to 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 sth
11. to 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
12. to annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want 在你身边烦着你，妨碍着你，阻碍着你
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
13. a. to say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something b. to make a car go faster [非正式] 踩下油门，加快车速 informal
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。
14
put your feet up
14. to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something [非正式] 将双脚平放着休息 informal
15
put your foot in it put your foot in your mouth
15. ; put your foot in your mouth especially AmE [尤美] to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone 失言，讲错话，〔因说话随便而〕找惹麻烦 especially BrE especially AmE
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
16. to 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.
我和西蒙一开始关系不好，但是现在成了好朋友。
17
not put a foot wrong
17. to do everything right and make no mistakes, especially in your job [英] 〔尤指工作中〕做事正确无误 BrE
18
have/keep both feet on the ground
18. to think in a sensible and practical way and not have ideas or aims that will be impossible to achieve 注重实际，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，但是我们得脚踏实地。
19
fall/land on your feet
19. 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
20. to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry 获得机会加入〔某机构〕，首次涉足〔某行业〕
21
have a foot in both camps
21. to be involved with or connected with two opposing groups of people 脚踏两只船，骑墙
22
have sb/sth at your feet
22. 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。
23
have two left feet
23. to be very CLUMSY [非正式] 笨拙，笨手笨脚 informal
24
have one foot in the grave
24. to 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!
25. used to show that you do not believe something that someone has just said [英，过时] 算了吧，去你的，得了〔表示不相信对方的话〕 BrE old-fashioned
£50 my foot! It’ll cost £200 at least.
怎么可能 50 英镑！ 这至少值 200 英镑。
26
leave feet first
26. to die before you leave a place or job – used humorously 还没离开某处 （离职 ）就没命了〔幽默用法〕
If you keep fooling around 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
27. someone 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
28. a 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
29. 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
left-footed/right-footed flat-footed/four-footed
30. a. using your left foot or right foot when you kick a ball b. having a particular type or number of feet 平足的/四足的
31
foot pedal/brake/pump etc
31. a machine or control that you operate using your feet 踏板/脚剎车/脚踏泵等
32
SOCK
袜
the part of a sock that covers your foot 袜底
33
POETRY
诗
a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong BEAT and one or two weaker ones [术语] 音步 technical
verb
34
foot the bill
to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 付账〔尤指不情愿为昂贵的东西付钱〕
He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!
他要了酒水，然后让我来付账！