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afoot

英[əˈfʊt] 美[əˈfʊt]

adj. 计划中；进行中；

相关单词 set sth. afoot afoot.

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ADJ

进行中的；正在发生的；酝酿中的

If you say that a plan or scheme is afoot, it is already happening or being planned, but you do not know much about it.
例句
Everybody knew that something awful was afoot. 大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。

英汉词典释义

adj.
不对劲的(地)
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。
正在进行的(地)
be early afoot 早在进行 be well afoot 在顺利进行中 get afoot 开始, 实施 set afoot 着手, 使...开始执行 A plan was afoot to seize power. 夺权的计划在进行中。 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。 Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 Plans are afoot to stage a new opera. 上演一部新歌剧的计划正在酝酿之中。
徒步的(地)，步行的(地)
He traveled afoot. 他徒步旅行。
活动着的(地)，动起来的(地)，轰动起来的(地)，骚动起来的(地)

英英词典释义

Adjective
1. traveling by foot;
"she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
2. currently in progress;
"there is mischief afoot""plans are afoot""preparations for the trial are underway"
Adverb
1. on foot; walking;
"they went to the village afoot""quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

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