Foot是什么意思

Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.

The foot of something is the part that is farthest from its top.

The foot of a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it.

A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form 'foot' is often used as the plural instead of the plural form 'feet'.

A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand.

A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback.

In poetry, a foot is one of the basic units of rhythm into which a line is divided.

If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.

If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully.

If you say that someone has their feet on the ground, you approve of the fact that they have a sensible and practical attitude towards life, and do not have unrealistic ideas.

If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport.

If you are on your feet, you are standing up.

If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal.

If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.

If you say that someone has one foot in the grave, you mean that they are very old or very ill and will probably die soon.

If you say, in British English, the boot is on the other foot or, mainly in American English, the shoe is on the other foot, you mean that a situation has been reversed completely, so that the person who was in the better position before is now in the worse one.

If you put your best foot forward, you act in a cheerful, determined way.

If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening.

If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can.

If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth, they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people.

If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.

If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes.

If you say that someone sets foot in a place, you mean that they enter it or reach it, and you are emphasizing the significance of their action. If you say that someone never sets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there.

If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their lives without help from other people.

If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.

If you say that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they are with you or near you, and are bothering you.

If someone gets off on the wrong foot in a new situation, they make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way.