foot
[ADJ, NOUN]
1. 脚踏的
A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand.
双语例句
例：I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
我试着去踩脚刹，但够不着。
2. （巡逻队、士兵等）步行的
A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback.
双语例句
例：Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf.
伞兵和步兵代表政府进入了大楼。
ADJ. 形容词
feet
1. [C 可数名词] 脚 , 足
Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.
双语例句
例：She stamped her foot again.
她又跺了跺脚。
例：a foot injury.
脚伤。
2. [C 可数名词] 英尺（常用单数形式表示复数）
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 usual plural form 'feet'.
双语例句
例：This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet.
这座形状奇特的美丽湖泊周长约一万五千英尺。
例：He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high.
他住在一个10英尺长、6英尺宽、10英尺高的小房间里。
例：a shopping and leisure complex of one million square feet.
一幢一百万平方英尺的购物和娱乐综合大楼。
例：He was about six foot tall.
他大约六英尺高。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 底部
The foot of something is the part that is farthest from its top.
近义词
双语例句
例：David called to the children from the foot of the stairs.
大卫在楼梯下喊孩子们。
例：the foot of the hill.
山脚。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 床尾
The foot of a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it.
双语例句
例：Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces.
朋友们站在床尾，表情严肃地看着她。
NOUN. 名词
get cold feet
1. 紧张 , 害怕
If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
双语例句
例：The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.
政府在改革上变得紧张胆小。
find one's feet
1. （在新环境）站住脚
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.
双语例句
例：I don't know anyone here but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet.
我在这儿什么人都不认识，但我确信一旦站住脚我就能应付过来。
have your feet on the ground , keep your feet on the ground
1. 脚踏实地
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.
双语例句
例：In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away.
在那方面他需要脚踏实地，而不能飘飘然。
on foot
1. 步行
If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport.
双语例句
例：We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
我们将船靠岸，然后在这天余下的时间里徒步上岛探险。
on your feet
1. 站着
If you are on your feet, you are standing up.
双语例句
例：Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly.
每个人都站起来热烈鼓掌。
2. 恢复
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.
双语例句
例：You need someone to take the pressure off and help you get back on your feet.
你需要有人为你减减压，帮你恢复。
land on your feet
1. 走运
If you say that someone always 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.
双语例句
例：He has good looks and charm, and always lands on his feet.
他长相好、有魅力，总走好运。
put your foot down
1. 坚决反对
If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something from happening.
双语例句
例：He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down.
他原计划在三月独自去滑雪，但他的妻子坚决反对。
2. 开快车
If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can.
put your foot in it
1. （不经意间）冒犯别人 , 使人尴尬
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.
双语例句
例：Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.
我们的主席确实让人很尴尬，可怜的人，尽管他自己还不知道。
put your feet up
1. （尤指坐着或躺着把脚抬高）放松休息
If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
近义词
双语例句
例：After supper he'd put his feet up and read.
晚餐后他会放松休息一下，读点什么。
not put a foot wrong
1. 不出错
If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes.
双语例句
例：When he's around, we never put a foot wrong.
他在的时候，我们从不出错。
set foot somewhere
1. 进入 , 踏足（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.
双语例句
例：the day the first man set foot on the moon.
人类首次踏上月球的那一天。
stand on your own two feet
1. 自立
If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their life without help from other people.
双语例句
例：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.
我父亲并不介意我跟谁结婚，只要我能够自立、不靠丈夫就行。
get off on the wrong foot
1. 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.
双语例句
例：Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
虽然他们召集了这次选举，也为此准备了一段时间，他们还是出师不利。
PHRASE. 习语
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