foot /fʊt/► SEE ALLfoot the bill (for sth)get/have a/your foot in the doorget/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)have a foot in both campshave one foot in the grave…my foot!not/never put/set a foot wrongon footput your foot downput your foot in itset foot in/on sthput your best foot forwardthe boot is on the other footbind/tie sb hand and footfrom head to foot/toeshoot yourself in the footwait on sb hand and foot ●foot the ˈbill (for sth)be responsible for paying the cost of sth负担费用；买单◆The local council will have to foot the bill for damage done to the roads in last years’s floods. 当地政务委员会将要为在过去几年的洪水中被破坏的道路承担维修费用。●get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoorstart/have started to be accepted in an organization, a group, a profession, etc. that could bring you success开始被某组织（或团体、行业等）接受◆It’s difficult to get your foot in the door as a young actor without any experience. 作为一名毫无经验的年轻演员，要打进这个圈子很难。▸ˌfoot-in-the-ˈdoor
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◆aggressive, foot-in-the-door sales techniques 积极强行的推销技巧●get/start off on the right/wrong ˈfoot (with sb) (informal) start a relationship well/badly一开始就相处得好／不好◆I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. 似乎我和新老板的关系一开始就不好。●have a foot in both ˈcamps (informal) be involved with two separate groups, etc. that have different ideas同时与两个理念不同的组织等有关联；脚踏两只船◆She works in industry and at a university, so she’s got a foot in both camps. 她同时在企业和大学里供职，等于脚踏两只船。●have ˌone foot in the ˈgrave (informal, humorous) be so old or ill that you probably will not live much longer行将就木；已经半截入土◆I may be retired, but that doesn’t mean I’ve got one foot in the grave, you know. 我是退休了，但你要知道，这不等于我一只脚已经踏进坟墓了。●…my ˈfoot! (informal, humorous) a strong way of saying that you disagree completely with what has just been said（表示强烈反对）胡说八道，瞎扯◆‘Ian can’t come because he’s tired.’ ‘Tired my foot! Lazy more like!’ “伊恩来不了了，他累了。”“累个头啊！懒还差不多！”●not/never put/set a foot ˈwrong (informal) never make a mistake从来不犯错误；从不走错一步◆According to her colleagues, she never put a foot wrong. 据她同事说，她从没出过差错。●on ˈfootwalking, in contrast to other ways of travelling步行◆It’ll take you half an hour on foot, or five minutes in the car. 走路要花半个小时，开车五分钟就可以到。●put your ˈfoot down (informal) 1.drive faster in a car踩油门；加速行驶◆If you put your foot down, we might be home by seven o’clock. 如果你开快点，我们有可能在七点钟前到家。2.use your authority to stop sb doing sth利用权威制止某事；坚决反对◆When she asked if she could stay out until midnight, I put my foot down and insisted that she come home by eleven at the latest. 她问能不能在外面呆到半夜，我一点也不让步，坚持让她最晚十一点以前回家。●put your ˈfoot in it (BrE) ( put your foot in your ˈmouthNAmE, BrE) (informal) say or do sth that upsets, offends or embarrasses sb without intending to失言；说错话；（无意中）冒犯某人◆He really put his foot in it when he mentioned the party to her. She hadn’t been invited. 他跟她提那次聚会的事可真让她难堪，因为她没被邀请。●set ˈfoot in/on sthenter or visit a place进入，参观（某地）◆Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, in July 1969. 1969 年 7 月，尼尔 ∙ 阿姆斯特朗成了第一个登上月球的人。◆She’s been complaining from the moment she set foot in this hotel. 她从一踏进酒店就一直在抱怨。●put your best foot ˈforwardgo, work, etc. as fast as you can从速行事◆If we put our best foot forward, we should be there by noon.要是我们动作快点，到正午前应该能赶到那里。●the boot is on the other ˈfoot (BrE) (NAmEthe shoe is on the other ˈfoot) (informal) a situation is now the opposite of what it was情况与原来相反；此一时，彼一时◆She used to be the one who had to obey orders, but the boot is on the other foot now she’s been promoted.她过去总得听人指使，但被提拔之后就倒过来了，开始发号施令起来。●bind/tie sb hand and ˈfootremove or restrict sb’s freedom of action or movement限制某人的行动自由；束缚某人◆Staying at home to look after a sick parent often means that a person is tied hand and foot.在家照顾生病的父母通常意味着失去行动自由。◆I can do nothing to help you because I’m bound hand and foot by my present contract.我没法帮你，因为我现在被合同限制着。●from ˌhead to ˈfoot/ˈtoeall over your body; completely从头到脚；全身◆She was dressed from head to foot in white.她从头到脚穿了一身白。◆He was covered from head to foot in mud.他浑身是泥。●shoot yourself in the ˈfoot (informal) do or say sth stupid which is against your own interests（因做蠢事或说蠢话而）损害自己的利益；自找麻烦◆You’d better prepare your argument carefully — you don’t want to shoot yourself in the foot.你最好认真准备你的论点 － 你不想说蠢话而让自己丢脸吧。●wait on sb ˌhand and ˈfoot (disapproving) do almost everything for sb, for example cook meals, bring everything they ask for, etc.殷勤地侍候某人；让某人饭来张口衣来伸手◆My father expects my mother to wait on him hand and foot.我父亲希望母亲全心伺候他。