afoot
/əˈfʊt/adverb & adjective
1
- in preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen准备地（的）; 进行地（的）; 发生地（的）, 开始发生地（的）：
as predic. adj. plans are afoot for a festival.正在为节日做准备。
2
- chiefly N. Amer. on foot〈主北美〉徒步地（的）：
as adv. they were forced to go afoot.他们被迫徒步前往。