1. C 脚，足　 the movable part of the body at the end of the leg, below the ankles, on which a person or animal stands
2. S （袜子的）足部　 the part of a sock or stocking that covers the foot
3. U 脚步，步伐　 particular manner of walking; step
4. S 底部，底座　 the bottom part or lower end
5. C 英尺　 (a measure of length equal to) 12 inches or about 0.305 metres

　break one's ～　弄伤脚
　carry sb off his ～　使某人极度兴奋
　cut the ～ to fit the shoe　削足适履
　fall on one's ～　安然脱险，运气好
　find one's ～　开始能走路，能独立行动，适应新环境
　get a ～ in　在…中找机会参加
　get cold ～　害怕，胆战心寒，临阵畏缩，畏缩不前
　get to one's ～　站起来
　go on ～　步行去
　have cold ～　害怕，胆战心寒，临阵畏缩，畏缩不前
　have one ～ in the grave　已是风烛残年，离死不远
　have two left ～　极其拙笨
　hurt one's ～　弄伤脚
　keep one's ～　站住脚
　land on one's ～　运气不错，化险为夷
　put a ～ wrong　做一件错事，说一句错话
　put one's ～ down　坚决，坚定，行动果断，坚决反对，坚定不移地干
　put one's ～ in one's mouth　说错话，做错事
　put one's ～ up　双脚平搁起来休息
　put one's best ～ forward　飞速地向前，全力以赴
　rise to one's ～　站起来
　set ～　踏上，进入
　set ～ on Chinese soil　踏上中国国土
　set on ～　开始，发动
　spring to one's ～　跳着站起来
　stand on one's own ～　自力更生，自立
　struggle to one's ～　挣扎着站起来
　sweep sb off his ～　使某人大为激动
　warm one's ～　暖脚
　wash one's ～　洗脚
　broken ～　骨折的脚，受伤的脚
　light ～　脚步轻
　naked ～　赤脚，光脚
　wounded ～　受伤的脚
　club ～　先天畸形足
　～ brake　脚刹车
　～ carrier　步行邮递员
　～ drop　足下垂
　～'s pace　步行速度
　at the ～ of　在…下部，在…脚下
　at the ～ of page　在一页的下端
　at the ～ of the grave　墓脚下
　at the ～ of the hill　山脚下
　at the ～ of the mountain　山脚下
　at the ～ of the statue　雕像脚下
　at the ～ of the table　桌子脚下
　beyond a few feet　数英尺以外
　from head to ～　从头到脚
　the pain in one's ～　脚痛
　on ～　步行，在进行中
　on one's ～　站着，起立（回答等），痊愈，复原
　set a plan on ～　实施计划
　under ～　脚下

　His foot has gone to sleep.　他的脚麻木了。
　A man has two feet.　人有两只脚。
　A dog has four feet.　狗有四足。
　I hurt my left foot.　我弄伤了左脚。
　He slowly eyed me from head to foot.　他从头到脚慢慢地打量着我。
　The two children eyed the stranger from head to foot.　那两个孩子把陌生人从头到脚打量了一番。
　He has a light foot.　他脚步轻快。
　One old woman walked with heavy foot up the stairs.　一个老妇人步履蹒跚地走上楼梯。
　He is six foot two.　他身高六英尺二寸。
　The height of the bar is now five foot and two inches.　杆已升到5英尺2英寸。
　Twelve inches make a foot. 　12英寸为一英尺。

 ♣ catch on the wrong foot
　〈口〉使人措手不及　 catch sb off balance
　The boss caught me on the wrong foot when he asked where I was yesterday when I should have been at work.　老板问我昨天上班时间到哪里去了，这使我措手不及。
 ♣ dead on one's feet
　〈俚〉疲惫不堪　 exhausted
　After the soldiers march all night, they're dead on their feet.　士兵们在一整夜行军之后累得筋疲力尽。
 ♣ drag one's feet
　拖延不走，迟迟不行动；故意拖拉　delay purposely
　He had promised to raise their pay, but was now dragging his feet.　他已答应给他们增加工资，可是现在却在故意拖着。
 ♣ feel one's feet
1. 开始能站起来（行走） be able to stand up (to move); be able to handle (sth) by oneself
　When she felt her feet again after being confined to bed for several weeks, she was extremely happy.　她因病卧床好几个星期，现在又能站起来走动走动，她感到很是高兴。
2. 感到有把握或有信心 be sure about sth
　He's beginning to feel his feet now he's been working here over a month.　他在这儿已经干了一个多月，开始有些信心了。
 ♣ find one's feet
　会走路；适应新环境　be able to walk; be accustomed to new surrounding
　How old was the baby when it began to find its feet?　这个婴儿开始走路时是几岁?
　Perhaps you can do something for him, till he finds his feet.　在他还没有自立之前，你也许可以帮他忙。
 ♣ get a/one's foot in〔into〕 the door
　〈口〉得到机会接受；获得机会参加 gain acceptance〔admission〕 to an organization, etc.
　They tried to get a foot into the theatre's door.　他们试图进入戏剧界。
　It is difficult to get a foot in the door of teaching.　涉足教育界决非易事。
　You'll have to ask Andrew if he will help you to become a member of the club; he has already got his foot in the door.　你得问问安德鲁是否愿意帮你加入俱乐部，他本人已经加入。
 ♣ have〔keep〕 a foot in both camps
　脚踏两只船　deal with both parties in a dispute
　The gun runner has a foot in both camps; he sells arms to both the Arabs and the Israelis.　那个军火走私者脚踏两只船，同时向阿拉伯人和以色列人出售武器。
 ♣ have one foot in the grave
　一只脚踏进了坟墓，风烛残年　be very ill; be very old
　The old man has one foot in the grave.　那位老人已是风烛残年。
　He's much too old to go skiing; he's got one foot in the grave.　他年纪太大了，不能去滑雪，他已是风烛残年了。
　The dog looks as if it had one foot in the grave.　那狗看起来好像离死不远了。
 ♣ keep one's feet
　站住不倒　remain upright
　The boy stumbled on the stairs but was able to keep his feet.　这孩子在楼梯上绊了一下，但没有跌倒。
　If we carry out these orders, we shall be able to keep our feet.　我们如果执行这些命令，就能站稳脚跟。
 ♣ keep one's feet clean of
　不介入　not to take part in sth
　Whenever there arises a controversy, he tries to keep his feet clean of it.　每当人们发生争议时，他总是不想介入。
 ♣ land〔fall〕 on one's feet
　运气不错，化险为夷　have a good luck
　After he was fired, he fell on his feet and found a better job.　他被解雇后很走运，找到了一个更好的工作。
 ♣ let grass grow under one's feet
　懒惰，不做事　be lazy; do nothing
　My brother is very lazy. He just lets grass grow under his feet and never cleans his bedroom.　我哥哥很懒，他从不打扫他的卧室。
 ♣ my foot
　〈俚〉算了吧，去你的吧　 certainly not
　You think Yorkshire is the best cricket side?My foot!　你以为约克郡队是最好的板球队吗?算了吧！
 ♣ on foot
　步行；进行起来，在筹划中　walking; in the planning
　Today they came here on foot.　今天他们走路来的。
　Always we went on foot.　我们总是步行。
　It takes about thirty minutes on foot.　步行大约要30分钟。
　The students will go to the factory on foot.　学生们将步行去工厂。
　I hear that plans are on foot to build a new school.　我听说正在计划创办一所新学校。
　There is a scheme on foot for building a new power station for this part of the town.　正在实施一项为城市这一地区修建一座发电站的计划。
　A plan's on foot to invite the Minister of Health to visit our hospital.　正在筹划一项邀请卫生部长参观我们医院的计划。
 ♣ on one's feet
　站着，站起来；痊愈　standing; being cured
　It's nice to sit down after being on my feet all day.　站立一整天之后坐下来真舒服。
　Working as a shop girl, standing on your feet all day, is no bed of roses.　当女售货员，整天站着，可不是愉快的事情。
　Every man should be able to say something on his feet.　每个人都应该站起来说几句话。
　She is on her feet.　她在经济上是独立的。
　This medicine will soon have you back on your feet again.　这种药会使你很快康复。
　In three days you will be on your feet!　三天后你的病就会好的。
　After his wife's death it took him two years to get back on his feet.　他妻子死后两年，他才振作起来。
 ♣ put a foot wrong
　做一件错事，说一句错话　make a mistake
　〔说明〕 put a foot wrong多用于否定句。
　He's not put a foot wrong during the whole of the ten years he's worked here.　他在这里工作整整10年中没有犯过错误。
　He's very good at dealing with all kinds of people; he never puts a foot wrong.　他很善于和各种各样的人打交道，从来不出什么差错。
 ♣ put one's best foot forward
　〈口〉全力以赴　 begin to do sth purposefully
　Put your best foot forward, we've only another half-mile to go.　赶快走吧，我们还只剩下半英里路了。
　You'll have to put your best foot forward if you want to pass the examination.　如果你想通过考试，你就得全力以赴。
 ♣ put one's foot down
　坚持　insist
　John didn't want to practise his piano lesson, but Father put his foot down.　约翰不想练钢琴，但父亲一定要他练。
　My husband wanted to buy a puppy, but I would have to look after it so I put my foot down and said no.　我丈夫想买一条小狗，但我得照料它，因此我坚持不同意。
 ♣ set foot in〔on〕
　进入；踏上 enter〔go〕　somewhere (for the first time)
　The Whites set foot in the new world 10 years ago.　怀特家10年前来到新大陆。
　He told me he had set foot in my room yesterday.　他告诉我说他昨天到我房间里去了。
　They first set foot on our soil as adventurers.　他们起初是作为冒险家踏上我国国土的。
 ♣ stamp one's foot
　气得直跺脚　display anger
　That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion.　那女孩一发脾气就跺脚。
　When her husband told her what he had done she stamped her foot and threatened to divorce him.　当她丈夫把他所干的事情告诉她时.她气得直跺脚，并威胁要离婚。
 ♣ stand on one's own feet
　〈非正〉不依赖他人，自立　 be independent
　He can't yet stand on his own feet.　他尚不能自立。
　Young people must learn to stand on their own feet.　年轻人应当学着自食其力。
 ♣ under foot
　脚底下；在（某人）权势下　at the foot of sb/sth; under sb's control
　We found it very slippery under foot.　我们感到地上很滑。
　She complains that her small children are always under foot when she is doing her housework.　她抱怨她在做家务时老是被孩子们缠住手脚。
 ♣ under sb's foot〔feet〕
1. 妨碍某人前进 prevent sb going forward
　He will kick away whoever gets under his foot.　凡是妨碍他前进的人，他就一脚踢开。
2. 完全受某人控制 being totally controlled
　Mr. Smith is now under my feet.　史密斯先生现在听我指使了。
　Now the class is under the new teacher's feet.　现在这个班已完全在这位新老师控制之下。

 ♣ at the foot of, at the feet of
　两者意思不同：at the foot of意为“在…的底部，在…的基部”；而at the feet of的意思是“在某人脚下（或支配下）”“拜倒在…脚下”。例如：
　My native village stands at the foot of the mountain.　我出生的那个小村庄坐落在山脚下。
　They fell down at the feet of their enemy.　他们向敌人屈服了。
 ♣ on foot, on one's feet
　两者意思不同：on foot意思是“步行；进行起来，在筹划中”，而on one's feet意思是“站着，站起来；痊愈”。

1. 马拉松选手容易患应力性骨折和多种足疾。
　［误］ Marathon runners are prone to stress fractures and a large number of feet ailments.
　［正］ Marathon runners are prone to stress fractures and a large number of foot ailments.
　［析］ 误句中的feet应改用foot. 在构成合成词时，应该用单数foot.
2. 他把床留给老人，自己就睡在床脚边。
　［误］ He left the bed to the old man and lay at foot of the bed himself.
　［正］ He left the bed to the old man and lay at the foot of the bed himself.
　［析］ at the foot of...是固定词组，不能省略定冠词the.
3. 她给我的印象是，她的一只脚已进了坟墓。
　［误］ She gave me the impression that she had a foot in the grave.
　［正］ She gave me the impression that she had one foot in the grave.
　［析］ “一只脚进坟墓（入土半截）”，英语的说法是have one foot in the grave，不能把one改成a.
4. 这个间谍一踏上国土，就被逮捕了。
　［误］ The spy was arrested as soon as he set a foot on the country.
　［正］ The spy was arrested as soon as he set foot on the country.
　［析］ set foot on是习惯用语，意思是“走进，进入”， foot前不可加不定冠词a.
5. 我喜欢步行上学。
　［误］ I like to go to school by foot.
　［正］ I like to go to school on foot.
　他们徒步旅行。
　［误］ They made the journey by foot.
　［正］ They made the journey on foot.
　他们步行去而我们开车去。
　［误］ They went by foot while we drove.
　［正］ They went on foot while we drove.
　［析］ “步行”应该说on foot，而不是by foot.
6. 我们决定步行去博物馆。
　［误］ We decide to walk to the museum on foot.
　［正］ We decide to go to the museum on foot.
　［析］ walk本身就是go on foot的意思，再与 on foot连用句意重复，所以应该去掉其中之一。

1. foot作“英尺”解时，有的语言学家认为是单复数同形。其来源据说是由于古代欧洲人用足作为衡量长度的标准。 英国人一般用foot表示复数：Henry was six foot four inches in height.亨利身高六英尺四英寸。
　The new ambulance has a length of 12 foot 9 inches.　新救护车长十二英尺九英寸。美国人说若干英尺时，仍用feet为复数。例如：
　She stands five feet four inches high.　她身高五英尺四英寸。
2. foot的规则复数形式foots意思与foot截然不同，是“沉淀物”的意思。

1. vt.走，踏　 walk
2. vt. & vi.结算；总计，共计　 pay the cost of sth

　～ up　把…加在一起，结算
　～ up all items　把各项加起来
　～ up an account　结算账目
　～ up to　加起来共

　As there's no cab, I have to foot it.　没有了出租车，我不得不步行。
　The celebration cost hundreds of pounds, and I wonder who's going to foot the bill.　庆祝会花费了数百英镑，我想知道谁来负担这笔费用。

 ♣ foot up　(v.+adv.)
　结算　pay the cost
　The waiter footed up our bill.　服务员结算了我们的账单。
 ♣ foot up to　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　共计，加起来　add together
　The expenses foot up to 50 yuan.　费用共计五十元。
　His debts foot up to a huge sum.　他欠的债加起来是一笔巨款。

　［词源］　古英语fot（脚，足）