I’d say she’s about five foot three (=five feet and three inches).
我猜她大约五英尺三英寸高。
a one-/two-/three- etc foot something
a four-foot wall
一堵四英尺高的墙
square feet/cubic feet
15,000 square feet of office space
15,000平方英尺的办公空间
3BOTTOM PART 底部the foot of somethingBOTTOMthe lowest or bottom part of something 某物的底部,某物的下端
the foot of the stairs/ladder etc
He walked to the foot of the stairs.
他走到楼梯下面。
the foot of a mountain/cliff etc
a small cottage at the foot of the hill
山脚下的一间小村舍
at the foot of something
a large wooden trunk at the foot of his bed
他床脚的一个大木箱
The date is shown at the foot of the page.
日期显示在页末。
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at the foot of something• She put her socks and shoes at attention at the foot of the chair.• Claire ranges back and forth at the foot of the bed, throwing her arms around for emphasis.• My first thought was that this was Dadlyingat the foot of the stairs having killed himself.• They can be used in front of a sofa or at the foot of the bed.• They stood beside a small, gurglingpoolat the foot of the altar and professed their faith.• But Jim Magilton's penalty was brilliantly saved by Martin Taylor at the foot of the post.• The big lake yonder at the foot of the rounded mountains is Webb Lake.
4on footWALKif you go somewhere on foot, you walk there 步行
It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes by car.
步行去大约需要30分钟,如果坐车去,则需要10分钟。
nGrammar
✗ Don’t say: by foot
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on foot• The best way to see Yosemite is on foot.• It's not far. It'll take you about ten minuteson foot.• The two men had attempted to cross the mountainson foot.• The bus left us at the bottom of the hill, and we went the rest of the way on foot
5get/jump/rise etc to your feetSTANDto stand up after you have been sitting 直起身来/跳起来/站起身来等
He leapt to his feet and ran outside.
他跳起来,跑了出去。
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get/jump/rise etc to your feet• Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.• The three men turned, facing it, Kao Chen getting to his feet.• He got to his feet, did a 365-degreescan, and moved on.• Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.• They got to their feet and consulted; then they disappeared.• Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box.
6on your feet
a)STANDto be standing for a long time without having time to sit down 〔长时间〕站立着
The worst thing about working in the shop is that you’re on your feet all day.
As soon as the bell rang the class were on their feet and out of the door.
铃声一响,全班学生就立即起身跑到门外去了。
c)to feel better again after being ill and in bed 〔生病卧床后〕恢复健康
We’ll soon have you on your feet again.
我们很快就会让你恢复健康。
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on your feet• She'd been on her feet all morning without once sitting down.• You go. I've been on my feet all day, and I need a rest.• The crowd was on its feet.• Daley was on his feet, his armswaving, his mouth working.• He was on his feet, gathering up books from his desk.• He was on his feet, holding out his hand to Nick who went to him and took it trustingly.• I was on my feet in the darkness, dressing quietly.• A correspondent from the New York Times was on his feet.• A socialistyouth was on his feet, roaring with all the force and outrage of his years.• The ones she had just knocked down were on their feet again, hopping on the steps around her.
7be/get back on your feetto have enough money again, or to be successful again after having problems 重新富有;东山再起
I need to get back on my feet again and forget all this.
我得重新振作起来,忘掉这一切。
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be/get back on your feet• But we are reliably informed that Angus will be back on his feet and more importantly that seattomorrow.• He got back on his feet, and they all made another parade around the stage.• In those early years, Macey helped Dole literally get back on his feet.• We can get back on our feet.• Never got back on her feet again, really.• The Mirror Group would soon be back on its feet.• It was an inexpensive, safe, stableenvironment for families while they got back on their feet.
The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.
医生嘱咐我躺几天。
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off your feet• It was a relief to get off my feet for a while.• They placed a lavatorychain around his neck and hoisted him off his feet.• He kind of swept me off my feet.• But the stories never swept the readingpublicoff its feet the way the Sherlock Holmes tales did.• He was in livery, and told me he was rushedoff his feet.• We were rushed off our feetyesterday.• The doctor told me to stayoff my feet for a few days.• They have not, therefore, been swept off their feet.• The boysaim only to get one over on the girls while the girls dream of being romantically swept off their feet.
9knock/lift etc somebody off their feetto make someone fall over 撞倒某人/使某人双脚离地
They were blown off their feet by the force of the explosion.
他们被爆炸的冲力掀倒在地。
10be rushed/run off your feetBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy 非常忙碌,忙得脚不沾地
Before Christmas, most salespeople are rushed off their feet.
圣诞节前,大多数销售人员忙得脚不沾地。
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be rushed/run off your feet• He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet.• All the salesassistantsare run off their feet. The shop ought to take on more staff.• Obviously, the emergency services are run off their feet.• There had been lots of problems, and they were rushed off their feet.• Busmanagers were expecting to be rushed off their feet.• It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.• We were rushed off our feetyesterday.
11set foot in somethingENTERto go to or enter a place 进入某处,踏进某处
She swore she would never set foot in his house again.
她发誓再也不会踏进他的住处一步。
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set foot in something• She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.• As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow.• The moment I set foot in this house, my world turned upside down.• The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.• However, he had never set foot in the village again.• Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.• August paid off the bank, then never set foot in New Albion or Lake Wobegon again.• After she sued, Harvard said it would filecriminaltrespasscharges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.• Louis Johnson came to despise the Alsops and ordered Pentagonreceptiondesks to inform him whenever they set foot in the building.
12be/get under your feetANNOYto annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want 在身边纠缠,妨碍
I hate summer vacation. The kids are under my feet all day long.
我不喜欢暑假,孩子们整天缠着我。
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be/get under your feet• The kids have been under my feet all day long.• That way you will not be under her feet.
13put your foot down
a)INSISTto say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something 果断行事,坚持立场;坚决阻止
You’ll just have to put your foot down and tell him he can’t stay out on school nights.
put your foot down• We were nearing the camp, so I aimed for the ruts in the track and put my foot down.• You'd betterput your foot down before those kids get completely out of control.• Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dadput their foot down.• Later still My sillyweesister has put her feet down and refuses to let me near her Power Pack.• They could have put their foot down and dragged us into court.• Rice, however, put his foot down and made what he called his first policydecision.• I put my feet down carefully.• I put my foot down and the car began to move forward.• She didn't answer, just put her foot down and sent the Cortina faster and faster through the night.• Justiceputs its foot down on Oxie.• I wanted to take a year off before college, but my motherput her foot down.
14.put your feet upinformalREST to relax, especially by sitting with your feetsupported on something 搁起脚休息
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put your feet up• Take off your coat and put your feet up.• E for elevation, otherwise known as putting your feet up.• Then he put his feet up on the bench and snored for ten minutes.• He pushed the ottoman over and I put my feet up.• Well, at least put your feet up for a few minutes. Would you like a drink?• Tammuz had dimmed the lights, put his feet up, and asked the computer to tune in the wall-screen.• That boy needs a lot of teaching, he thought, putting his feet up.• When you're pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.• He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax.
15put your foot in itespecially British EnglishBrE, put your foot in your mouth especially American EnglishMISTAKE to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone 失言,讲错话,〔因说话随便而〕惹怒人
I’ve really put my foot in it this time. I didn’t realize that was her husband!
我这次真是讲错话了,我没想到那人是她的丈夫!
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put your foot in it• She's a little weird isn't she? Oh no, have I put my foot in my mouth? Is she a friend of yours?• Somehow, with her usual clumsiness, she had opened her mouth and put her foot in it.• It wasn't her fault if she had a gift for putting her foot in it.• Glover had put his foot in it somehow.• It was immediately clear that he had put his foot in it.• I have put my foot in it.• Simon wanted to finish the conversation before he put his foot in it any further.• As creative types, we're notoriously unpredictable, and thus liable to put our foot in it in front of touchyclients.
16start/get off on the wrong/right footSTART DOING somethingto start a relationship badly or well 开始时关系不好/好
Simon and I got off on the wrong foot but we’re good friends now.
我和西蒙一开始相处不来,但是现在成了好朋友。
17.not put a foot wrongBritish EnglishBrECORRECT to do everything right and make no mistakes, especially in your job 〔尤指工作中〕做事正确无误
18have/keep your feet on the groundSENSIBLEto think in a sensible and practical way and not have ideas or aims that will be impossible to achieve 实事求是,脚踏实地
It was a great result, but we have to keep our feet firmly on the ground.
这个结果很好,但我们还是得脚踏实地。
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have/keep your feet on the ground• She's really creative, but she also has her feet firmly on the ground.• So I guess inversely he taught me the need to be prepared and keep both feet on the ground.
19fall/land on your feetto get into a good situation because you are lucky, especially after being in a difficult situation 逢凶化吉,化险为夷
Don’t worry about Nina, she always falls on her feet.
别为尼娜担心,她每次都能逢凶化吉。
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fall/land on your feet• He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.• After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.• Forgive the cliché, but for once I have fallen on my feet.• Jonathon is a trained musician filling in as a cleaner between jobs and he fell on his feet at the OxfordPlayhouse.• However he landed on his feet.• Even in an industry that shrinksfaster than microwavebacon, the good people landed on their feet.• This is a company that tends to land on its feet.
20.get/have/keep your foot in the doorCHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry 获得机会加入〔某机构〕,得以首次涉足〔某行业〕
21.have a foot in both campsBOTHto be involved with or connected with two opposing groups of people 脚踏两只船,骑墙
22at your feetused to say that people admire or respect someone very much 令某人/某事物拜倒在某人脚下
23.have two left feetinformalCLUMSY to be very clumsy 笨拙,笨手笨脚
24.have one foot in the graveOLD/NOT NEWILLto be very old or very ill – used humorously 〔老得或病得〕一只脚已踏进坟墓,离死不远〔幽默用法〕
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have one foot in the grave• She sounded like she had one foot in the grave.
25... my foot!British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBELIEVE used to show that you do not believe something that someone has just said 算了吧,去你的,得了〔表示不相信对方的话〕
£50 my foot! It’ll cost £200 at least.
怎么可能50英镑!这至少得200英镑。
26leave feet firstDIEto die before you leave a place or job – used humorously 还没离开[离职]就没命了〔幽默用法〕
If you keep fooling around with that gun you’ll be leaving this camp feet first.
如果你还要瞎摆弄那支枪,就得横着离开这个营地了。
27.feet of clayFAULT/something WRONGsomeone that you admire who has feet of clay has faults and weaknesses that you did not realize they had 〔偶像的〕不为人知的弱点,内在缺点
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feet of clay• Jayswept away what she had learned in pain about feet of clay and natural caution.• Another hero with foot and mouthdisease, feet of clay and a mouth less than squeaky clean.• Still, she thought ruefully, most heroes would have feet of clay if studied closely.• The discovery of his idol's feet of clayprovesintolerable to the lonely, emotionally stuntedfan.• After all, audiences want to be entertained, not see their idols with feet of clay.• Was it, perhaps, in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay?
28.foot soldier/patrolPMAa soldier or group of soldiers that walks and does not use a horse or a vehicle 步兵/步兵巡逻队
a)left-footed/right-footedDS using your left foot or right foot when you kick a ball 〔踢球时〕用左脚的/用右脚的
b)flat-footed/four-footedHBHHBA having a particular type or number of feet 平足的/四足的
31.foot pedal/brake/pump etcTa machine or control that you operate using your feet 踏板/脚刹车/脚踏泵等
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foot pedal/brake/pump etc• I also use a Boogie and split the signal from a foot pedal to two amps usually.• He then, with a foot pedal, activates the wire-cutter.• I hear the rat-ta-ta-tat of the foot pedal, as she stitches along.• The amount of push, and therefore the direction the nose points, is controlled by pushing the foot pedals.
32.SOCK 袜the footDCCthe part of a sock that covers your foot 袜底
33.poetry 诗 technicalAL a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones 音步
foot the billPAY FORto pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 付账〔尤指不情愿地为昂贵的东西付钱〕
He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!
他要了酒水,然后让我来付账!
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foot the bill• It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill.• These two mindlesscadsdecided to bring the girl along to the East and have her foot the bill.• Individuals in dysfunctionalenvironments often be-come dysfunctional in other aspects of their lives, with their organizations ultimately footing the bill.• Sometimes they came alone, sometimes with a man in tow - to foot the bill!• The program asks businesses to foot the bill for dailynewspapers in the classroom.• Her father is footing the bill for lessons, which cost about $ 100 for two hours.• Airlines currently foot the bill for the security systems.• Many customers will have to foot the bill for water meters, which most companies will eventually install.• It has already been argued in some detail that foot the bill is semantically transparent.• If taxpayers footed the bill, those costs might well be higher.