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| 1 | C the part of your body at the end of your leg , on which you stand 脚；足 |
| Mary slid her feet into her sandals. 玛丽的脚滑进了凉鞋。 |
| wipe your feet He wiped his feet on the mat. 他在垫子上擦了擦脚。 |
| stamp your feet They stamped their feet to keep warm. 他们跺着脚取暖。 |
| shuffle your feet He looked at the teacher and shuffled his feet nervously. 他看着老师，紧张地把脚在地上蹭来蹭去。 |
| beneath/under your feet The deck was slippery beneath her feet. 她脚下的甲板很滑。 |
| | 1a | C the part of a piece of clothing that covers your foot （衣物的）足部 | | a hole in the foot of her tights 她连裤袜上脚部的一个洞 | |
| | 1b | operated using your foot or feet 用脚操作的 | | a foot brake/pump 脚刹/脚踏式打气筒 | |
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| 2 | C a unit used for measuring length , containing 12 inches and equal to about 30 centimetres 英尺（长度单位，等于12英寸，相当于30厘米左右） |
| The house is 275 feet above sea level. 这幢房子在海平面以上275英尺。 |
| The dining room measures 30 foot by 10. 餐厅的尺寸为30×10英尺。 |
| We had over two feet of snow last night. 我们这里昨晚下的雪超过了两英尺厚。 |
| ...feet long/high/wide/tall The boat is 25 feet long. 这艘小船长25英尺。 |
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| 3 | singular +of the bottom of a slope , hill , set of stairs etc （山坡、楼梯等的）底部，脚 |
| She paused at the foot of the stairs. 她在楼梯底部停了下来。 |
| foot of a mountain/hill/slope/cliff We camped that night at the foot of the mountain. 我们那晚在山脚下露营。 |
| | 3a | the bottom of a page or a column of words or numbers （书页的）地脚，页底；（词语或数字的）字脚，最下一行 | | There was an error message at the foot of the page. 在页底有一处错误信息。 | |
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| 4 | singular +of the end of a bed where you put your feet （床的）放脚的一端；床尾 |
| Henry stood at the foot of the bed. 亨利站在床尾。 |
| | 4a | the end of a table opposite to the end where the most important person sits （餐桌的）下首座位 | | A young officer at the foot of the table objected to the plan. 坐在桌子下首位的一位年轻军官反对这个计划。 | |
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| 5 | C linguistics a section of a line of poetry that consists of one syllable (= part of a word) that you emphasize when speaking and one or more syllables that you do not emphasize （诗的）音步 |
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| - | back on your feet
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| well or successful again after being ill or having problems |
| 痊愈；东山再起 |
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| Jim’ s hoping he’ ll be back on his feet by next week. 吉姆希望到下周会痊愈。 |
| The new measures are intended to get the business back on its feet. 新措施的目的是使企业东山再起。 |
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| - | be unsteady on your feet
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| to be unable to stand or walk easily |
| 步履蹒跚 |
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| She was still a bit unsteady on her feet. 她还是有点儿步履蹒跚。 |
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| - | feet first humorous
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| if someone leaves a place feet first , they are carried out of it after they are dead |
| 死后被抬出去 |
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| The only way I’ m leaving this house is feet first! 除非我死了，否则我是不会离开这幢房子的！ |
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| - | find your feet
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| to become confident and feel that you know what to do in a new situation |
| 站稳脚跟；习惯于新的环境 |
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| It’ s bound to take a bit of time to find your feet. 肯定要花点儿时间适应新的环境。 |
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| - | get your feet wet mainly AMERICAN informal
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| to start doing something for the first time |
| 开始做；初次尝试；涉足 |
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| - | get/leap/rise/stagger etc to your feet
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| to stand up in a particular way after you have been sitting or lying |
| 站起来/跳起来/站起身来/蹒跚着站起来 |
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| Steve pushed the blankets aside and rose to his feet. 史蒂夫把毯子推到一边，站了起来。 |
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| - | get off/start off on the /right/wrong foot
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| to immediately establish a good/bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them |
| 一见面（或刚开始共事）就与人交好/交恶 |
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| I got off on the wrong foot with Patrick. 我和帕特里克关系一开始就不好。 |
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| - | have/get cold feet
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| to suddenly feel nervous about doing something that you have planned or agreed to do |
| 对计划（或同意）要做的事临阵畏缩 |
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| - | have feet of clay mainly literary
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| if someone you admire or respect has feet of clay , they are not perfect because they have serious faults |
| （所崇拜或尊敬的人）有严重缺点（而不完美） |
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| - | have/keep your feet on the ground
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| to keep a sensible and practical attitude to life |
| 注重实际；脚踏实地 |
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| Despite her sudden wealth and fame, she manages to keep her feet firmly on the ground. 尽管突然名利双收，她仍然设法做到脚踏实地。 |
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| - | have a foot in both camps
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| to be friendly with and accepted by two groups of people who oppose each other |
| 脚踏两只船 |
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| - | have one foot in the grave humorous
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| to be very old or ill and likely to die soon |
| 一只脚已踏进坟墓；行将就木 |
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| - | land/fall on your feet
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| to be lucky and get into a good situation after being in a difficult one |
| 化险为夷；转危为安 |
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| Simon always manages to land on his feet. 西蒙总是能化险为夷。 |
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| - | my foot old-fashioned
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| used for saying that you do not believe or agree with something that someone has said |
| 算了吧，去你的吧（表示不相信或不同意某人说的话） |
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| ‘She’ s an outstanding actress.’ ‘Outstanding my foot!’ “她是一位杰出的演员。”“杰出个头！” |
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| - | not put a foot wrong
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| to do nothing wrong and not make any mistakes |
| 不出错；没犯错误 |
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| During two days of tough interviews, he never put a foot wrong. 在两天艰难的面试中，他没有出一点差错。 |
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| - | on your feet
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| standing |
| 站着 |
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| I’ m exhausted – I’ ve been on my feet all afternoon! 我已经精疲力竭了，我站了整整一下午！ |
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| - | on foot
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| walking |
| 走；步行 |
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| The bus didn’ t come, so we set off on foot. 公共汽车没有来，所以我们步行出发。 |
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| - | put your best foot forward
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| to start trying hard to behave or work as well as you can |
| 全力以赴 |
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| - | put your feet up
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| to sit down and relax , especially with your feet raised off the ground |
| （尤指把脚抬离地面）放松休息 |
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| - | put your foot down
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| 1 | to refuse very firmly to do or accept something 坚决拒绝 | Things can’ t carry on like this; you’ ll have to put your foot down. 情况不能这样继续下去，你必须坚决拒绝。 | |
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| 2 | BRITISH to drive much faster 踩油门；加快车速 | I got onto the motorway and really put my foot down. 我上了快车道才真的加快了车速。 | |
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| - | put your foot in it BRITISH
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| to accidentally say something that is embarrassing or that upsets or annoys someone . AMERICANput your foot in your mouth |
| 说话不得体；说错话 |
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| Jack really put his foot in it by telling Alice about the surprise party. 杰克真的说错了话，把惊喜晚会的事告诉了爱丽丝。 |
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| - | rushed/run off your feet
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| very busy |
| 奔忙的；非常忙碌的 |
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| We’ ll be rushed off our feet around lunchtime. 午饭前后我们将非常忙碌。 |
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| - | set foot
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| to go to a place , especially when there is something special or unusual about you doing this |
| 踏上（某地，尤指这样做很特别或不同寻常） |
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| +in It was the first time she had set foot in the desert. 这是她首次踏足沙漠。 |
| +on He had never before set foot on French soil. 他以前从未踏上过法国国土。 |
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| - | six feet under informal
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| dead and buried in the ground |
| 死后被埋葬 |
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| - | under sb’ s feet
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| in someone’ s way and annoying them by stopping them from doing what they need to do |
| 妨碍着某人；阻碍着某人 |
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| The children have been under my feet all day. 孩子们一整天都在缠着我。 |
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