
英:/'əˈfʊt/ 美:/'əˈfʊt/
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adj. 进行中的,准备的;徒步的
adv. 进行中地,准备地;徒步地
Changes were afoot, and this was the reason why the domestic social situation was unstable.
变革正在进行之中,这就是国内社会局势动荡不安的原因。
My bike was broken and I had to go afoot to work.
我的自行车坏了,我不得不走路去上班。
Plans are afoot to build a chocolate factory in the city.
在市里修建一座巧克力工厂的计划正在准备阶段。
Changes were afoot.
各种变革正在进行之中。
There are plans afoot to increase taxation.
正在拟订增税方案。
Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.
每个人都知道糟糕的事在酝酿之中。
As soon as he heard what was afoot, he telephoned his German and Italian counterparts to protest.
他一听到在进行中的事,马上就给德国和意大利相应人员打电话抗议。
Mr Legaspi points out that another change is quietly afoot.
黎牙实比先生指出,另一项变化正在悄然进行。
adj.|pedestrian;在进行中的;徒步的;准备中
adv.|in hand/agoing;在进行中,在准备中
afoot 是一个英语形容词或副词,主要有两层含义:
字面意义:徒步行走;步行
比喻意义:在进行中;在酝酿中;在发生中
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“afoot” 是一个形容词或副词,主要用于描述某事正在酝酿、进行中或即将发生,通常带有一种隐秘、动态或即将展开的意味。以下是详细解析:
字面意义:原指“步行中”(与“on foot”同源),但现代用法已抽象化,强调“正在进行或暗中推进的状态”。
隐含情感:常暗示事件可能具有重要性、秘密性或不寻常性。
源自中古英语 on fot(字面“on foot”),16世纪后逐渐脱离具体动作,转为抽象意义,体现英语词汇从具体到抽象的演变趋势。
如需进一步区分具体语境中的用法,可以提供例句分析。
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