foot
/fʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /fʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfu̇t/ (ame, mw)
foot — 名詞
- footsingular
- feetplural
1. the part at the lowest end of each leg that people and animals use to stand and
腳
腿末端用來站立行走的部位
the part at the lowest end of each leg that people and animals use to stand and walk on
The baby's tiny feet felt cold, so Heather put warm socks on her.
嬰兒的小腳很冷，所以 Heather 幫她穿上暖和的襪子。
irregular plural: feet
Yan twisted his right foot while playing football in the park.
Yan 在公園踢足球時扭傷了右腳。
A dog's foot leaves a clear shape in wet mud after rain.
狗的腳會在濕泥土上留下清晰的形狀。
Christopher sat on the bench and gently rubbed his tired feet.
Christopher 坐在長椅上，輕輕按摩他疲勞的雙腳。
The shoes were far too tight, so Layla's feet began to hurt.
那雙鞋太緊了，Layla 的腳開始痛了。
- head
the top part of the body, opposite in position to the feet
文法句型
foot (singular) → feet (plural)
用法筆記
The plural is 'feet' — this is an irregular plural and does NOT take -s. When using adjectives before the word, use 'foot' for the singular ('a sore foot') and 'feet' for the plural ('sore feet').
常見錯誤
2. used in phrases like 'get to your feet' or 'rise to your feet' to describe the a
站起
從坐躺狀態站起來
used in phrases like 'get to your feet' or 'rise to your feet' to describe the action of standing up from a sitting or lying position
When the judge walked into the courtroom, everyone rose to their feet.
當法官走進法庭時，每個人都站了起來。
phrase: rise to one's feet
After the winning goal, the fans jumped to their feet and roared.
致勝進球後，球迷們跳起來大聲歡呼。
phrase: jump to one's feet
The old man struggled to get to his feet without help from anyone.
那位老先生努力在沒有人幫助下自己站起來。
Baraka came to his feet slowly, brushing the dust off his trousers.
Baraka 慢慢站起身，拍掉褲子上的灰塵。
文法句型
[verb] + to + possessive + feet
get to one's feet
rise to one's feet
jump to one's feet
用法筆記
Only used in fixed phrases with possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their) after 'to'. The subject is usually a person or group of people. 'Feet' is always plural in these expressions, even for a single person.
常見錯誤
3. a fixed phrase meaning 'by walking rather than by vehicle', used when describing
步行
以走路的方式前往
a fixed phrase meaning 'by walking rather than by vehicle', used when describing how someone travels somewhere
The old village is only reachable on foot through the forest.
那座古老的村莊只能穿過森林步行抵達。
fixed phrase: on foot
Sari prefers to explore new cities on foot rather than by bus.
Sari 比較喜歡步行探索新的城市，而不是搭公車。
It takes about twenty minutes on foot from the hotel to the beach.
從飯店步行到海灘大約需要二十分鐘。
Layla's car broke down, so she had to continue the journey on foot.
Layla 的車壞了，所以她只能繼續步行上路。
- walking
a more direct term that can be used in any grammatical position
文法句型
on foot
用法筆記
Always used in the fixed phrase 'on foot' — no article before 'foot'. 'By foot' is sometimes heard informally but is not considered standard in careful writing. 'On foot' is used regardless of whether the subject is one person or many.
常見錯誤
4. a standard way of measuring length used mainly in the US and UK, with one foot b
英尺
等於12英寸的長度單位
a standard way of measuring length used mainly in the US and UK, with one foot being twelve inches or roughly thirty centimetres
The swimming pool is twelve feet deep at the far end.
游泳池的遠端有十二英尺深。
pattern: [number] + feet + [adjective]
Hugo is six foot tall, which is quite tall for his age.
Hugo 身高六英尺，以他的年齡來說算很高了。
pattern: [number] + foot + tall (informal)
Élise bought a six-foot-long shelf for her bedroom wall.
Élise 買了一個六英尺長的架子放在臥室牆上。
The room measures fifteen feet by twelve feet in size.
這個房間的大小是十五英尺乘十二英尺。
文法句型
[number] + foot/feet + [adjective of length]
[number]-foot + [noun]
用法筆記
The plural form can be either 'feet' ('three feet long') or, in informal usage especially when used as an adjective, 'foot' ('a three-foot-long table'). The symbol for foot is a single prime mark (′), as in 6′ (six feet).
常見錯誤
5. the lowest part or end of something, such as a mountain, a set of stairs, a bed,
底部
物體或空間的最低位置
the lowest part or end of something, such as a mountain, a set of stairs, a bed, or a page
The cat always sleeps at the foot of the bed, near the blankets.
那隻貓總是睡在床的底部，靠近毯子的位置。
pattern: at the foot of [object]
Two hikers built a small wooden cabin at the foot of the mountain.
兩名登山客在山腳下蓋了一間小木屋。
Aarav left his muddy boots at the foot of the stairs before going up.
Aarav 在樓梯底部脫下泥濘的靴子才上樓。
The page number appears at the foot of each page in the book.
頁碼出現在書中每一頁的底部。
文法句型
the foot of [something]
at the foot of [something]
用法筆記
Most commonly used in the pattern 'the foot of [something]', where the something is an object with a clear top and bottom (bed, mountain, stairs, page, table). The opposite end is 'the head' (of a bed, of a table).
6. a group of syllables containing one stressed beat together with one or two unstr
音步
詩歌韻律的基本單位
a group of syllables containing one stressed beat together with one or two unstressed ones, serving as the basic building block for rhythm in verses
An iambic foot has one weak beat followed by a strong beat.
一個抑揚格音步由一個弱拍後面跟著一個強拍組成。
example type: iambic foot
The teacher asked the class to mark each foot in the poem.
老師要全班在詩中標出每個音步的位置。
A line with five iambic feet is called a line of iambic pentameter.
一行含有五個抑揚格音步的詩叫做抑揚格五音步詩。
The poet used trochaic feet to create a marching rhythm.
詩人使用揚抑格音步來營造行進般的節奏。
- metrical unit
a more general term for the building block of poetic metre
文法句型
[type] + foot
a [adjective] + foot
用法筆記
A technical term used in poetry analysis. The main types of foot in English poetry are: iamb (weak-strong), trochee (strong-weak), anapest (weak-weak-strong), and dactyl (strong-weak-weak). The most common in English verse is the iambic foot.
7. the part of clothing items such as socks or stockings that actually wraps around
腳部
襪子包住腳的部分
the part of clothing items such as socks or stockings that actually wraps around and covers the foot area
The socks had a hole in the foot, so Élise threw them away.
襪子的腳部破了個洞，所以 Élise 把它們扔掉了。
pattern: hole in the foot of a sock
These hiking socks have extra padding in the foot for comfort.
這些登山襪在腳部有加厚軟墊，穿起來很舒適。
Heather bought stockings with a soft cotton foot and a silk top.
Heather 買了腳部是柔軟棉質、頂部是絲質的長襪。
The foot of this sock is too long for small children's shoes.
這隻襪子的腳部太長了，不適合小孩子的鞋子。
文法句型
the foot of [garment]
[garment] + foot
用法筆記
Refers specifically to the part of a sock, stocking, or tights that actually covers the foot, as opposed to the leg or ankle part. When socks or stockings get worn out, the foot section is usually the first part to develop holes.
foot — 動詞
- footpresent simple I / you / we / they
- foots3rd person singular
- footing-ing form
- footedpast simple
1. to pay the total cost of something, especially a meal, event, or service, often
支付
承擔費用的責任
to pay the total cost of something, especially a meal, event, or service, often when it is your responsibility or you are treating others
The company footed the bill for the team's three-day training course.
公司支付了團隊為期三天訓練課程的費用。
fixed phrase: foot the bill
Talia's parents offered to foot the bill for her wedding reception.
Talia 的父母主動提出要支付她婚宴的費用。
Who is going to foot the bill for all these expensive repairs?
這些昂貴的修理費要由誰來支付？
The government footed the bill for rebuilding the damaged bridge.
政府支付了重建受損橋樑的費用。
文法句型
foot + the bill
foot + the bill + for [something]
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed expression 'foot the bill'. The object is almost always 'the bill' — you cannot say 'foot the restaurant' or 'foot the dinner'. 'Foot' in this sense cannot be split from 'the bill' by other words.
常見錯誤
2. to travel somewhere by walking, especially when the walk is long or the journey
徒步走
以步行方式前進
to travel somewhere by walking, especially when the walk is long or the journey is done on foot because no vehicle is available
With no bus in sight, the travellers decided to foot it to the next village.
眼看著沒有公車，這些旅人決定徒步走到下一個村莊。
old-fashioned phrase: foot it
Rather than wait for a taxi, Aarav footed it home through the rain.
與其等計程車，Aarav 冒著雨徒步走回家。
The soldiers footed along the muddy road for hours without stopping.
士兵們沿著泥濘的道路不停地走了好幾個小時。
After the car broke down, they had no choice but to foot it to town.
車子拋錨之後，他們別無選擇，只能徒步走到鎮上。
文法句型
foot it
foot + [adverbial of direction]
用法筆記
This is an old-fashioned or literary use of 'foot' as a verb. In modern everyday English, 'walk' is used instead. The phrase 'foot it' is the most common form of this sense, meaning to walk rather than use transport.
常見錯誤
3. to add a vertical list of figures together to calculate their sum, especially in
加總
把一欄數字加起來
to add a vertical list of figures together to calculate their sum, especially in old-fashioned accounting or bookkeeping
The clerk footed up the day's sales to check the total.
那名職員把當天的銷售額加總起來核對總數。
phrase: foot up [numbers]
Hugo footed the column of expenses and wrote the sum at the bottom.
Hugo 把開支欄的數字加起來，並在底部寫下總和。
The accountant footed up all the receipts from the month of March.
會計把三月份所有的收據加總了一遍。
Before calculators existed, clerks footed up long lists of numbers by hand.
在計算機發明之前，職員們都是用手把長串的數字加總起來。
文法句型
foot + up + [column of numbers]
foot up [numbers]
用法筆記
An old-fashioned term from the era of manual bookkeeping. The more common modern equivalent is 'add up' or 'total'. The phrase 'foot up' (with the particle 'up') is the typical form, but 'foot' alone can also be used with 'a column' as the object.