afoot
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈfʊt]
- 美式音标 [əˈfʊt]
- 国际音标 [ə'fut]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.徒步的；在准备中的；在进行中
- adv.徒步地；在准备中地；在进行中
词根记忆
- a(在…之中) + foot(脚)→徒步的
英汉例句
- So, in short, there seems to be a plan afoot.
因此，简单地说，这似乎有一个正在进行的计划。 - Yet on the basis of this short stay in Shahabpur more change is afoot in India’s villages than is commonly supposed.
然而，根据这次在沙哈普尔短暂停留的印象，印度乡村悄然发生的变化比一般所想象中的多。 - Now there’s a move afoot — driven, of course, by a major lobbying campaign — to offer an amnesty under which companies could move funds back while paying hardly any taxes.
现在有一种动议——当然受到大的游说活动的鼓动——要提供一种赦免，在这一赦免下公司可以转回资金，但几乎不交纳任何税。 - So, in short, there seems to be a plan afoot.
因此，简单地说，这似乎有一个正在进行的计划。
耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选 - Meanwhile, a terrestrial disruption is afoot that is fundamentally altering the delivery of TV content.
FORBES: Content-On-Demand Knocks DISH From Orbit - There is a movement afoot for more creative, and hopefully more effective, punishments for white-collar crime.
FORBES: Gupta's Request of a Sentence of "Probation in Rwanda" Not A Far-fetched Idea - Is there restructuring or other changes afoot where you have to pay closer attention?
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原声例句
权威例句
英英字典
- happening or being planned or prepared
- 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.
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专业释义
- 在准备中