afoot
英 [?'f?t]
美[?'f?t]
- adj. 在進(jìn)行中的；徒步的；準(zhǔn)備中
- adv. 在進(jìn)行中，在準(zhǔn)備中
TEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
afoot 進(jìn)行中
來自短語 on foot.
英文詞源
- afoot (adj.)
- c. 1200, afote, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + foot (n.). Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar").
雙語例句
- 1. Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.
- 大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There are plans afoot to increase taxation.
- 正在擬訂增稅方案。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.
- 有一項改善本地區(qū)娛樂設(shè)施的計劃正在進(jìn)行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There's something afoot here, but I don't know what it is.
- 這里有什么東西不對勁, 但我不知道到底是什么.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A plan was afoot to seize power.
- 奪權(quán)的計劃在進(jìn)行中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》