名詞 foot:

1. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
   同義詞：ft
2. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
   同義詞：human foot, pes
3. the lower part of anything
4. travel by walking
5. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
   同義詞：animal foot
6. a support resembling a pedal extremity
7. lowest support of a structure
   同義詞：foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
8. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
   同義詞：invertebrate foot
9. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   同義詞：infantry
10. a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
11. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    同義詞：metrical foot, metrical unit

動詞 foot:

1. pay for something
   同義詞：pick
2. walk
   同義詞：leg it, hoof, hoof it
3. add a column of numbers
   同義詞：foot up

1. Only our party's policies will put the country on its feet again.
   只有我們黨的政策才會使國家恢復元氣。
2. It's easier to get there on foot than by car.
   到那兒去，步行比坐車容易。
3. Three feet make one yard.
   三英尺為一碼。
4. He sat on the foot of the bed.
   他坐在床腳處。
5. He got to his feet when he saw her father came in.
   他看到她父親走進來就站了起來。

foot

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 feet[fôt]
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
腳、足：有椎骨的腿的最下端，在站立或行走時直接與地面接觸的部分
A structure used for locomotion or attachment in an invertebrate animal, such as the muscular organ extending from the ventral side of a mollusk.
足部：無脊椎動物用于移動或接連的結構，比如軟體動物腹側延伸的強壯器官
Something suggestive of a foot in position or function, especially:
類似腳的東西：在位置或作用上近似于腳的東西，尤其是：
The lowest part; the bottom:
最低部；底部：
例句：
the foot of a mountain; the foot of a page.
山腳；頁的底部

The end opposite the head, top, or front:
腳部，下部，末尾：對應于頭，頂部，前方的另一端：
例句：
the foot of a bed; the foot of a parade.
床尾；游行隊伍末尾

The termination of the leg of a piece of furniture, especially when shaped or modeled.
底座，腳：家具腿的末端，尤其當制作或形成時
The part of a sewing machine that holds down and guides the cloth.
壓腳板：縫紉機的一部分，壓住布料并引導布料
Nautical The lower edge of a sail.
【航?！?/i> 帆的下緣：船帆的較低邊
Botany The base of the sporophyte in mosses and liverworts.
【植物學】 發(fā)狀根：苔蘚和地鐵孢子體的基部
The inferior part or rank:
較差的部分，較低的等級：
例句：
at the foot of the class.
階級的底層

The part of a stocking or high-topped boot that encloses the foot.
足部：長筒襪或長筒靴包住腳的那部分

A manner of moving; a step:
步伐：移動的姿態(tài)；步子：
例句：
walks with a light foot.
輕快地走著

Speed or momentum, as in a race:
速度，動量：如在比賽中的速度或沖力：
例句：
.the only other Democrats who`ve demonstrated any foot till now.(Michael Kramer)
.唯一采取行動的民主人士.(邁克爾·克雷默)

(used with a pl. verb)Foot soldiers; infantry:
（與復數(shù)動詞連用）步兵部隊；步兵：
例句：
A regiment of foot are descending the hill.
一團的步兵正走下山丘

A unit of poetic meter consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables in any of various set combinations. For example, an iambic foot has an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.
音步：詩歌音步的單位，在一種組合中由重讀或不重讀的音節(jié)形成。例如，楊柳格的音步是非重讀音節(jié)后跟重讀音節(jié)
Abbr. ft.,ftA unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 2 inches (0.3048 meter).See table at measurement
縮寫 ft.,ft英尺：美國慣用的以及英國法定標準的長度單位，相當于2英寸（0.3048米）參見 measurement
foots Sediment that forms during the refining of oil and other liquids; dregs.
foots 渣滓：在煉油或提煉其它液體過程中產(chǎn)生的沉淀物；殘渣
v.（動詞）
foot.ed,foot.ing,foots
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To go on foot; walk. Often used withit :
步行：步行；行走。通常與it 連用：
例句：
When their car broke down, they had to foot it the rest of the way.
當他們的車拋錨后，他們不得不走完剩余的路

To dance. Often used withit :
跳舞：跳舞。通常與it 連用：
例句：
.We foot it all the night/weaving olden dances.(William Butler Yeats)
.跳了一整夜舞/踏著古老的舞步.(威廉·巴特勒·耶茨)

Nautical To make headway; sail.
【航?！?/i> 向前駛進；航進
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To go by foot over, on, or through; tread.
走，踏：徒步行走在…上或穿過…；踩踏
To execute the steps of (a dance).
跳（某種舞）：表演（舞蹈）的舞步
To add up (a column of numbers) and write the sum at the bottom; total:
結算：把（一列數(shù)字）加起來并將總數(shù)寫在底部；總數(shù)：
例句：
footed up the bill.
合計帳單總數(shù)

To pay; defray:
付錢；支付費用：
例句：
footed the expense of their children`s education.
支付孩子教育的費用

To provide (a stocking, for example) with a foot.
給腳穿上（比如，長筒襪）

<習慣用語>at (someone`s) feet
Enchanted or fascinated by.
被吸引或被迷住
best foot forward
A favorable initial impression:
開始的好印象：
例句：
He always has his best foot forward when speaking to his constituents. Put your best foot forward during an employment interview.
當提起他的選區(qū)選民，他總是說出最好的一面以給人留下好印象。在用人單位面試時要盡量給人留下好印象

feet of clay
An underlying weakness or fault:
表現(xiàn)出的缺點或錯誤：
例句：
.They discovered to their vast discomfiture that their idol had feet of clay, after placing him upon a pedestal.(James Joyce)
.在他們把此人當作一個了不起的人物以后，令他們大為懊惱的是他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這位偶像有缺點還犯了錯誤.(詹姆斯·喬伊絲)

foot in the door【俚語】
An initial point of or opportunity for entry.
開端，滲入：出發(fā)點或進入的機會
A first step in working toward a goal.
朝目標邁進的第一步
have one foot in the grave【非正式用語】
To be on the verge of death, as from illness or severe trauma.
行將就木：由于疾病或嚴重創(chuàng)傷瀕臨死亡
on (one`s) feet
Standing up:
站立著：
例句：
The crowd was on its feet for the last ten seconds.
人群都站立著渡過了最后的十秒鐘

Fully recovered, as after an illness or convalescence:
康復：疾病或漸愈之后完全康復：
例句：
The patient is on her feet again.
病人復原了

In a sound or stable operating condition:
非常穩(wěn)定，正常的運轉狀態(tài)：
例句：
put the business back on its feet after years of mismanagement.
這幾年管理失誤，現(xiàn)在該讓業(yè)務正常運轉起來了

In an impromptu situation; extemporaneously:
即席的；無準備的：
例句：
.Politicians provide easy targets for grammatical nitpickers because they have to think on their feet.(Springfield MA Morning Union)
.政客們很容易被挑剔語法的人樹為靶子，因為他們必須即席思考.(斯普林菲爾德MA早晨聯(lián)合報)

on the right foot
In an auspicious manner:
順利：以非常幸運方式：
例句：
The project started off on the right foot but soon ran into difficulties.
這個項目開始時非常順利但很快遇到了麻煩

on the wrong foot
In an inauspicious manner:
不順利：以不幸運的方式：
例句：
The project started off on the wrong foot.
這項工程一開始就不順利

來源：
Middle English fot
中古英語 fot
from Old English fôt * see ped-
源自 古英語 fôt *參見 ped-

Used in combination with numbers to form expressionsdenoting units of measure,foot and feet are used typically in the following:
用于與數(shù)字結合起來形成短語，表示測量的單位，foot 和 feet 典型地用在下面句中：
例句：
a four-foot plank; a plank four feet (less frequently, four foot ) long; a plank four feet six inches long (or four foot six inches long ).
a four-foot plank； a plank four feet（很少用 four foot ） long; a plank four feet six inches long （或 four foot six inches long ）。

Whenfoot is combined with greater numbers than one to refer to simple distance, however, only the pluralfeet is used:
當foot 和大于一的數(shù)字連用指整數(shù)距離， 只用復數(shù)形式feet ：
例句：
a ledge 20 feet (not foot ) away.
二十英尺遠的礁石（不是 foot ） 。

例句：
At that speed, a car moves 88 feet (not foot ) in a second.
按此速度，汽車每秒鐘行駛88英尺 （不是 foot ) 。