afoot
准备地
常用释义
英音[ əˈfʊt ]
美音[ əˈfʊt ]
基本释义
- adj. 进行中的,准备的;徒步的
- adv. 进行中地,准备地;徒步地
例句
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1·Changes were afoot.各种变革正在进行之中。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·There are plans afoot to increase taxation.正在拟订增税方案。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.每个人都知道糟糕的事在酝酿之中。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·As soon as he heard what was afoot, he telephoned his German and Italian counterparts to protest.他一听到在进行中的事,马上就给德国和意大利相应人员打电话抗议。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·Unless there's some cultural shift afoot, however, New York will continue to lag behind metropolises from Mexico City to Moscow.然而,除非发生一些文化上的转变,否则纽约将继续落后于从墨西哥城到莫斯科的大都市。
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6·Mr Legaspi points out that another change is quietly afoot.黎牙实比先生指出,另一项变化正在悄然进行。
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7·Yet two changes are now afoot.然而,现在有两大改变即将来临。
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8·Yet subtle changes are afoot.然而微妙的变化在发生着。
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9·So what is afoot in Swaziland?那斯威士兰到底发生了什么?
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10·Even so something is afoot.即便如此,时局还是在缓缓的发生变化。
同义词
adj.
在进行中的;徒步的;准备中