afoot
英 [əˈfʊt]
美 [əˈfʊt]
- adj. 在进行中的;徒步的;准备中
- adv. 在进行中,在准备中
记住“afoot”的方法可以是将它与“foot”(脚)相结合,想象有一只脚开始四处移动,表示“在行动中”或“正在发生”。这种动感的联想有助于记忆。
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- afoot (adj.)
- c. 1200, afote, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + foot (n.). Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar").
- 1. Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.
- 大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。
- 2. There are plans afoot to increase taxation.
- 正在拟订增税方案。
- 3. There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.
- 有一项改善本地区娱乐设施的计划正在进行.
- 4. There's something afoot here, but I don't know what it is.
- 这里有什么东西不对劲, 但我不知道到底是什么.
- 5. A plan was afoot to seize power.
- 夺权的计划在进行中.