英语词汇“on foot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. on foot.

(a) On one's feet, walking or running, as opposed to travelling on horseback or in a vehicle. Also † of foot, upon foot. Cf. afoot adv. 1.In early use typically with on and dative plural.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > on foot [phrase]

on footOE

on footback1589

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 390 Ne þearft þu yrnan on fotum ac mid geleafan gan þæt þu God oncnawe.

?a1160 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1140 & scæ fleh & iæde on fote to Walingford.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 253 Al þes londes folc an horsen & an foten [c1300 Otho a fote] forð heo ifusten.

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2397 When Gij seye þe douke of fot.

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 62 Þe is bettere on fote gon þen wycked hors to ryde.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6267 He folud wit ost on hors and fote.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 7^v So faire freikes vppon fote was ferly to se.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 238 The Englishmen..made three battayles on foote.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 135 Some on horsback, other on foot follow the cry..neither fearing thornes, woods, downe-hils.

1695 T. Brown Let. 20 June in J. Wilmot Lett. (1697) 157 Industrious Harlots, who had been earning a Penny over Night, tripping it on foot to their Lodgings.

1704 C. Darby Psalms lxvi. 97 We passed through the flood on foot, And there we sung his praise.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 479 The Tartars are inured to horsemanship from their infancy: they seldom appear on foot.

1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 419/1 I drove up..(fearful of being late, or I should have come on foot).

1884 B. M. Croker Pretty Miss Neville xlii. 379 We were four carriages away from the scene, and the road was now quite jammed with horses, and people on foot running past excitedly.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xv. 253 He was on foot and beyond Reiverslaw..when he was overtaken by a horseman.

1980 A. Tyler Morgan's Passing (1983) ii. ii. 39 His hardware store was deep in the city, too far to travel on foot, and unfortunately his car was spread all over the floor of his garage.

2004 Global May 46/1 In Stockholm the easiest way to get around is on foot or by using the excellent bus service.

(b) In motion, astir, on the move. In early use also in † to go on foot: to be alive and active. Cf. afoot adv. 2. Now somewhat rare (chiefly Hunting in later use).

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the world > movement > [adverb] > in motion

aboutc1325

on footc1400

afoot1786

astir1856

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 432 Þer ever flote, oþer flwe, oþer on fote ȝede.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2363 (MED) Þe fautlest freke þat euer on fote ȝede.

c1440 (a1400) Sir Eglamour (Thornton) (1965) l. 264 (MED) I sall ȝow gyffe twa gud grewhundis..Þer es no beste on erthe þat ranne On fote þay will hym to.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxi. l. 218 (MED) The fairest womman that of feet myht gon.

1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle li. sig. Lvii^v The wylde bore came that was on fote, and trauersed afore hym.

1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune xix. f. 24 To what ende serueth that vnprofitable cost..to bryng so great a troupe into one court, but only to boast thy selfe among thy neyghbours, and as it were thy selfe beyng on foote, to make a voluptuous triumphe of thy banquettes?

1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Eiij When thou hast on foote the purblind hare, Marke..How he outruns the wind.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. iii. 43 The Centurions, and their charges..to be on foot at an houres warning.

1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 47 When the Hare is started and on foot.

1780 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor 6 The war is begun, The foe is on foot.

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 161 Every body in Jamaica is on foot by six in the morning.

1885 T. Roosevelt Hunting Trips 280 Though I got very close up to my game, they were on foot before I saw them.

1914 Game Breeder Feb. 141/1 I took the dog with me, and we soon had more hares on foot.

1975 Chron. Horse 21 Nov. 11/1 There were two, or maybe three foxes on foot in Thompson's Hill.

(c) In active existence, employment, or operation; in or into preparation or progress.

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the world > action or operation > in operation [phrase]

aworka1398

at work1549

in action1584

on foot1586

in motion1598

in operation1878

1586 W. Fulke Apol. Declam. Frarine 38, in Treat. against Def. of Censure Bks. W. Charke & M. Hanmer The tumult of Amboyse, neuer allowed at Geneua..nor heard of vntill it was on foote and suppressed.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 739 Since Loues argument was first on foote, Let not the cloude of Sorrow iustle it.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bb4^v If an vntruth..bee once on foote..it is neuer called downe.

1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 190 Unlesse the lease which is on foot..be within three yeares of expiring.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 262. ⁋6 Those Gentlemen who set on Foot the Royal Society.

1791 T. Jefferson Let. 17 Apr. in Papers (1982) XX. 236 New schemes are on foot for bringing more paper to market.

1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. viii. 114 If then a King were to retain the troops on foot without a Mutiny Bill.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. xlvii. 26 The bishop had decided to put on foot another investigation.

1909 Electric. Rev. 5 June 1059/1 In Holland there is a project on foot for an electric tramway between the communes of Arnhem and Renkum-Osterbeek.

1932 P. Bentley Inheritance ii. iii. 200 He instantly set on foot arrangements for the cleaning of the whole mill, for the re-engaging of the men, and for the lighting of the boiler fires.

2014 Retford Times (Nexis) 4 Sept. 28 The force to be known as the Retford Civilian Force, has now been set on foot with the approval of the Mayor of Retford.

(d) Of cattle: alive, before being slaughtered for meat. Only in beef on foot. Cf. beef n. 3.

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1823 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 3 Dec. Beef—On foot 3 1-2 cents per lb.

1895 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 1 227 Revictualled the Castle for 6 months, with beeves on foot, biscuit, cheese, salt, and some malt.

1927 A. Adams Ranch on Beaver xi. 152 Those sale sheets show that beef on foot is advancing.

1997 M. R. Blaine Some Things are not Forgotten i. v. 87 After talking a little while, he offered each one a beef on foot.

单词	on foot
释义	> as lemmas on foot a. on foot. (a) On one's feet, walking or running, as opposed to travelling on horseback or in a vehicle. Also † of foot, upon foot. Cf. afoot adv. 1.In early use typically with on and dative plural. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > on foot [phrase] on footOE on footback1589 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 390 Ne þearft þu yrnan on fotum ac mid geleafan gan þæt þu God oncnawe. ?a1160 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1140 & scæ fleh & iæde on fote to Walingford. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 253 Al þes londes folc an horsen & an foten [c1300 Otho a fote] forð heo ifusten. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2397 When Gij seye þe douke of fot. a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 62 Þe is bettere on fote gon þen wycked hors to ryde. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6267 He folud wit ost on hors and fote. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 7^v So faire freikes vppon fote was ferly to se. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 238 The Englishmen..made three battayles on foote. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 135 Some on horsback, other on foot follow the cry..neither fearing thornes, woods, downe-hils. 1695 T. Brown Let. 20 June in J. Wilmot Lett. (1697) 157 Industrious Harlots, who had been earning a Penny over Night, tripping it on foot to their Lodgings. 1704 C. Darby Psalms lxvi. 97 We passed through the flood on foot, And there we sung his praise. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 479 The Tartars are inured to horsemanship from their infancy: they seldom appear on foot. 1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 419/1 I drove up..(fearful of being late, or I should have come on foot). 1884 B. M. Croker Pretty Miss Neville xlii. 379 We were four carriages away from the scene, and the road was now quite jammed with horses, and people on foot running past excitedly. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xv. 253 He was on foot and beyond Reiverslaw..when he was overtaken by a horseman. 1980 A. Tyler Morgan's Passing (1983) ii. ii. 39 His hardware store was deep in the city, too far to travel on foot, and unfortunately his car was spread all over the floor of his garage. 2004 Global May 46/1 In Stockholm the easiest way to get around is on foot or by using the excellent bus service. (b) In motion, astir, on the move. In early use also in † to go on foot: to be alive and active. Cf. afoot adv. 2. Now somewhat rare (chiefly Hunting in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adverb] > in motion aboutc1325 on footc1400 afoot1786 astir1856 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 432 Þer ever flote, oþer flwe, oþer on fote ȝede. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2363 (MED) Þe fautlest freke þat euer on fote ȝede. c1440 (a1400) Sir Eglamour (Thornton) (1965) l. 264 (MED) I sall ȝow gyffe twa gud grewhundis..Þer es no beste on erthe þat ranne On fote þay will hym to. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxi. l. 218 (MED) The fairest womman that of feet myht gon. 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle li. sig. Lvii^v The wylde bore came that was on fote, and trauersed afore hym. 1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune xix. f. 24 To what ende serueth that vnprofitable cost..to bryng so great a troupe into one court, but only to boast thy selfe among thy neyghbours, and as it were thy selfe beyng on foote, to make a voluptuous triumphe of thy banquettes? 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Eiij When thou hast on foote the purblind hare, Marke..How he outruns the wind. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. iii. 43 The Centurions, and their charges..to be on foot at an houres warning. View more context for this quotation 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 47 When the Hare is started and on foot. 1780 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor 6 The war is begun, The foe is on foot. a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 161 Every body in Jamaica is on foot by six in the morning. 1885 T. Roosevelt Hunting Trips 280 Though I got very close up to my game, they were on foot before I saw them. 1914 Game Breeder Feb. 141/1 I took the dog with me, and we soon had more hares on foot. 1975 Chron. Horse 21 Nov. 11/1 There were two, or maybe three foxes on foot in Thompson's Hill. (c) In active existence, employment, or operation; in or into preparation or progress. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > in operation [phrase] aworka1398 at work1549 in action1584 on foot1586 in motion1598 in operation1878 1586 W. Fulke Apol. Declam. Frarine 38, in Treat. against Def. of Censure Bks. W. Charke & M. Hanmer The tumult of Amboyse, neuer allowed at Geneua..nor heard of vntill it was on foote and suppressed. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 739 Since Loues argument was first on foote, Let not the cloude of Sorrow iustle it. View more context for this quotation 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bb4^v If an vntruth..bee once on foote..it is neuer called downe. 1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 190 Unlesse the lease which is on foot..be within three yeares of expiring. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 262. ⁋6 Those Gentlemen who set on Foot the Royal Society. 1791 T. Jefferson Let. 17 Apr. in Papers (1982) XX. 236 New schemes are on foot for bringing more paper to market. 1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. viii. 114 If then a King were to retain the troops on foot without a Mutiny Bill. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. xlvii. 26 The bishop had decided to put on foot another investigation. 1909 Electric. Rev. 5 June 1059/1 In Holland there is a project on foot for an electric tramway between the communes of Arnhem and Renkum-Osterbeek. 1932 P. Bentley Inheritance ii. iii. 200 He instantly set on foot arrangements for the cleaning of the whole mill, for the re-engaging of the men, and for the lighting of the boiler fires. 2014 Retford Times (Nexis) 4 Sept. 28 The force to be known as the Retford Civilian Force, has now been set on foot with the approval of the Mayor of Retford. (d) Of cattle: alive, before being slaughtered for meat. Only in beef on foot. Cf. beef n. 3. ΚΠ 1823 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 3 Dec. Beef—On foot 3 1-2 cents per lb. 1895 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 1 227 Revictualled the Castle for 6 months, with beeves on foot, biscuit, cheese, salt, and some malt. 1927 A. Adams Ranch on Beaver xi. 152 Those sale sheets show that beef on foot is advancing. 1997 M. R. Blaine Some Things are not Forgotten i. v. 87 After talking a little while, he offered each one a beef on foot. extracted from footn.int. < as lemmas
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