afoot

英语

词源

a- +‎ foot

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助)：/əˈfʊt/

• （英国）音频：

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• 韵部：-ʊt

副词

afoot (不可比)

1. 步行着
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, 译者 H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales，页号 77:

     "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot.

     （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

2. 用脚，站立着
3. (比喻义) 发生着，行动着，酝酿着

   There's funny bussiness afoot.

   情况不对劲。

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   • 1959 October, “Talking of Trains: Paying for the commuters”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，页号 458:

     In San Francisco and in New Jersey, to quote two other examples, plans are afoot to subsidise new commuter line construction or existing operations out of toll revenue from state highways or bridges.

     （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

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形容词

afoot (无比较级)

1. (表语) 站着的，发生着的
   • 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel

     Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.

   • 2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, 出自 Modern Railways，页号 76:

     Now there are plans afoot to introduce a couple of extra trains to the timetable in December, with the long-term goal of a doubling of the service to eight trains a day.

     （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

参考资料

• “afoot”, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

异序词

• oofta