afoot
英 [əˈfʊt] 美 [əˈfʊt]

adj.& adv.

徒步的（地）；正在进行的（地）；活动着的（地）；不对劲的（地）

英英释义

afoot[ ə'fut ]

• adj.
  • traveling by foot

    "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"

  • currently in progress

    "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"

    同义词：underway

• adv.on foot; walking

  "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Maybe something deeper is now afoot too.
   也许还有其他事情也正在酝酿之中。
2. There are plans afoot to build a new library.
   关于建设一座新的图书馆的计划，正在准备中。
3. Preparition for dinner is getting afoot in the kitchen.
   厨房正在准备晚餐。
4. The work is well afoot.
   工作在顺利进行中。
5. If there is any mischief afoot, he is sure to be in at it.
   要有什么调皮捣蛋的事，肯定有他的份。

用作副词(adv.)

1. He likes to travel afoot.
   他喜欢徒步旅行。

权威例句

Is a New Eugenics Afoot?
Reviewing changes afoot at TCB in 2003
Cities Afoot—Pedestrians, Walkability and Urban Design
There's something afoot in the evolution of ontogenies
The Change is Afoot: Emergentist Thinking in Language Acquisition
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: changes afoot
Essays on science and society. Is a new eugenics afoot?
Responses of mule deer to disturbance by persons afoot and snowmobiles
Public apprehension of emerging infectious diseases: are changes afoot?
Artemisinin Combination Therapies and Malaria Parasite Drug Resistance: The Game Is Afoot